Matagorda Island Fire
The Matagorda Island Fire was reported on April 15, 2018 in Calhoun County, Texas and burned 1,042 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,042 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 15, 2018
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 28.320, -96.450.
The incident
- Size
- 1,042 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 15, 2018 at 5:15 PM CDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- North end of Matagorda Island
- County
- Calhoun County
- State
- Texas
- Nearest city reported
- Port O'Connor
- Land ownership at origin
- USFWS
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $2,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-TXMAR-000004
- IRWIN identifier
- 249F2A80-4A5F-45B1-AC9E-1D810D76AFA9
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Port O'Connor, TX covers the area today.
Nearby
- Port O'Connor, TX9 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Seadrift, TX17 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Port Lavaca, TX23 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Palacios, TX30 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Bloomington, TX35 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Fulton, TX40 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
Texas wildfires today Wildfires of 2018 All current fires
Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated April 22, 2018 at 10:49 AM CDT. Identifier 2018-TXMAR-000004.