Petan Fire
The Petan Fire was reported on July 18, 2019 in Presidio County, Texas and burned 1,273 acres. It was declared out on July 20, 2019. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,273 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 18, 2019
- Personnel
- 7
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 30.095, -104.514.
The incident
- Size
- 1,273 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 18, 2019 at 2:40 PM CDT
- Contained
- July 20, 2019 at 2:47 PM CDT
- Controlled
- July 20, 2019 at 2:52 PM CDT
- Declared out
- July 20, 2019 at 3:01 PM CDT
- Cause
- Natural, Cause and Origin Not Identified
- Location
- about 25 miles south of Marfa
- County
- Presidio County
- State
- Texas
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Personnel assigned
- 7
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2019-TXTXS-190114
- IRWIN identifier
- 99B22809-000F-4282-9FDB-C20552238E7D
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Marfa, 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 20, 2019 at 3:01 PM CDT. Identifier 2019-TXTXS-190114.