Surprise Fire
The Surprise Fire was reported on July 2, 2018 in Palo Pinto County, Texas and burned 4,483 acres. It was declared out on July 16, 2018. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 4,483 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 2, 2018
- Personnel
- 10
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 32.759, -98.355.
The incident
- Size
- 4,483 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 2, 2018 at 4:00 PM CDT
- Contained
- July 10, 2018 at 7:57 PM CDT
- Controlled
- July 13, 2018 at 7:00 PM CDT
- Declared out
- July 16, 2018 at 5:07 PM CDT
- Cause
- Natural, Cause and Origin Not Identified
- Location
- Approximately 14 miles SW of Mineral Wells, TX.
- County
- Palo Pinto County
- State
- Texas
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Personnel assigned
- 10
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-TXTXS-180716
- IRWIN identifier
- 16AFCDCE-06DD-43DA-91FC-55BE7E437EFE
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Palo Pinto, TX covers the area today.
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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 July 16, 2018 at 5:08 PM CDT. Identifier 2018-TXTXS-180716.