East Fire
The East Fire was reported on August 6, 2019 in Crockett County, Texas and burned 6,983 acres. It was declared out on August 11, 2019. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 6,983 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 6, 2019
- Personnel
- 36
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 30.911, -101.115.
The incident
- Size
- 6,983 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 6, 2019 at 12:58 PM CDT
- Contained
- August 7, 2019 at 4:13 PM CDT
- Controlled
- August 11, 2019 at 5:40 PM CDT
- Declared out
- August 11, 2019 at 5:40 PM CDT
- Cause
- Human, Equipment, Power Generation/Transmission
- Location
- On E US Hightway 190 and HWY 163 14 Miles North of Ozona, TX
- County
- Crockett County
- State
- Texas
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Personnel assigned
- 36
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2019-TXTXS-190161
- IRWIN identifier
- CB62968F-359D-4DDE-AAF8-28630908F750
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Ozona, 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 August 11, 2019 at 5:40 PM CDT. Identifier 2019-TXTXS-190161.