Noelke Fire
The Noelke Fire was reported on August 20, 2019 in Irion County, Texas and burned 3,554 acres. It was declared out on August 23, 2019.
- Size
- 3,554 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 20, 2019
- Personnel
- 15
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 31.364, -100.878.
The incident
- Size
- 3,554 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 20, 2019 at 1:17 PM CDT
- Contained
- August 22, 2019 at 12:32 PM CDT
- Controlled
- August 23, 2019 at 2:26 PM CDT
- Declared out
- August 23, 2019 at 2:26 PM CDT
- Cause
- Unknown, Cause and Origin Not Identified
- Location
- about 8 miles NW of Mertzon Texas
- County
- Irion County
- State
- Texas
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Personnel assigned
- 15
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2019-TXTXS-190261
- IRWIN identifier
- F39102AB-A02D-43EC-9A0D-C943EABA04AF
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Mertzon, TX covers the area today.
Nearby
- Mertzon, TX8 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Grape Creek, TX24 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- San Angelo, TX27 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Sterling City, TX33 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Big Lake, TX36 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Eldorado, TX38 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
Texas wildfires today Wildfires of 2019 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 August 23, 2019 at 2:27 PM CDT. Identifier 2019-TXTXS-190261.