1853 Fire
The 1853 Fire was reported on August 30, 2020 in Stephens County, Texas and burned 1,120 acres. It was declared out on September 5, 2020.
- Size
- 1,120 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 30, 2020
- Personnel
- 1
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 32.606, -99.057.
The incident
- Size
- 1,120 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 30, 2020 at 8:44 AM CDT
- Contained
- September 1, 2020 at 5:28 PM CDT
- Controlled
- September 5, 2020 at 5:10 PM CDT
- Declared out
- September 5, 2020 at 5:10 PM CDT
- Cause
- Unknown, Cause and Origin Not Identified
- Location
- Southwest of Breckenridge, TX
- County
- Stephens County
- State
- Texas
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-TXTXS-200573
- IRWIN identifier
- D5033FF4-5243-42F3-9CDA-4D9BAD531AC1
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Breckenridge, 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 September 5, 2020 at 5:11 PM CDT. Identifier 2020-TXTXS-200573.