Newell Fire
The Newell Fire was reported on February 26, 2018 in Shackelford County, Texas and burned 4,022 acres. It was fully contained on February 27, 2018. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 4,022 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 26, 2018
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 32.720, -99.477.
The incident
- Size
- 4,022 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 26, 2018 at 11:50 AM CST
- Contained
- February 27, 2018 at 3:54 PM CST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- North of HWY 180 approx 15 miles west of Albany Texas
- County
- Shackelford County
- State
- Texas
- Nearest city reported
- Albany
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-TXTXS-000180
- IRWIN identifier
- 79FDB217-84F5-4401-95A6-CA50D5F07325
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Albany, TX covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 March 1, 2018 at 3:38 PM CST. Identifier 2018-TXTXS-000180.