Monarch Fire
The Monarch Fire was reported on July 23, 2020 in Val Verde County, Texas and burned 1,271 acres. It was declared out on August 7, 2020.
- Size
- 1,271 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 23, 2020
- Personnel
- 11
Map
Perimeter mapped date not reported, 635 acres (hand sketch). Point of origin 30.039, -101.082.
The incident
- Size
- 1,271 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 23, 2020 at 7:06 PM CDT
- Contained
- August 3, 2020 at 12:40 PM CDT
- Controlled
- August 7, 2020 at 4:51 PM CDT
- Declared out
- August 7, 2020 at 4:51 PM CDT
- Cause
- Unknown, Cause and Origin Not Identified
- Location
- Comstock, TX 78837; approx. 100 mi SSW of San Angelo & 123 mi. W of Kerrville
- County
- Val Verde County
- State
- Texas
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 11
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-TXTXS-200329
- IRWIN identifier
- FB4B9032-2EB9-45E4-90D5-0D4713F3917C
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Sonora, TX covers the area today.
Nearby
- Sonora, TX45 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Ozona, TX47 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Cienegas Terrace, TX47 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Del Rio, TX48 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Val Verde Park, TX48 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Laughlin Air Force Base, TX50 miles south of the fire’s origin
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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 7, 2020 at 4:52 PM CDT. Identifier 2020-TXTXS-200329.