OK Big Candle Fire
The OK Big Candle Fire was reported on February 1, 2019 in Hale County, Alabama and burned 1,262 acres. It was declared out on February 12, 2019. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,262 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 1, 2019
- Personnel
- 3
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 33.000, -87.483.
The incident
- Size
- 1,262 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 1, 2019 at 1:30 PM CST
- Contained
- February 2, 2019 at 3:37 PM CST
- Controlled
- February 5, 2019 at 4:30 PM CST
- Declared out
- February 12, 2019 at 4:30 PM CST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- Off FSR 706 next to South Sandy shooting range
- County
- Hale County
- State
- Alabama
- Nearest city reported
- Duncanville
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 3
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $15,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2019-ALALF-000004
- IRWIN identifier
- 942599E2-D544-4C95-82E4-689FFCA5DFA9
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Moundville, AL 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 February 25, 2020 at 10:46 AM CST. Identifier 2019-ALALF-000004.