Mine Fire
The Mine Fire was reported on December 14, 2018 in Webb County, Texas and burned 1,400 acres. It was declared out on December 19, 2018.
- Size
- 1,400 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- December 14, 2018
- Personnel
- 4
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 27.838, -99.873.
The incident
- Size
- 1,400 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- December 14, 2018 at 12:31 PM CST
- Contained
- December 16, 2018 at 11:26 AM CST
- Controlled
- December 19, 2018 at 8:46 AM CST
- Declared out
- December 19, 2018 at 8:46 AM CST
- Cause
- Unknown, Cause and Origin Not Identified
- Location
- about 2.5 miles North of Hidalgo
- County
- Webb County
- State
- Texas
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Personnel assigned
- 4
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-TXTXS-181086
- IRWIN identifier
- E7951AB2-124A-48E0-97B0-A5ABF8188C48
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Ranchos Penitas West, TX covers the area today.
Nearby
- Ranchos Penitas West, TX20 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Cactus, TX30 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Laredo, TX32 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Rio Bravo, TX41 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- El Cenizo, TX41 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Asherton, TX42 miles north of the fire’s origin
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated December 19, 2018 at 8:47 AM CST. Identifier 2018-TXTXS-181086.