Oxbow Fire
The Oxbow Fire was reported on July 11, 2020 in Hall County, Texas and burned 1,092 acres. It was declared out on July 17, 2020. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,092 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 11, 2020
- Personnel
- 2
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 34.477, -100.742.
The incident
- Size
- 1,092 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 11, 2020 at 3:49 PM CDT
- Contained
- July 13, 2020 at 8:20 PM CDT
- Controlled
- July 17, 2020 at 4:59 PM CDT
- Declared out
- July 17, 2020 at 5:00 PM CDT
- Cause
- Natural, Cause and Origin Not Identified
- Location
- 11 miles North East of Turkey, TX; approx. 29 miles WNW of Childress, TX
- County
- Hall County
- State
- Texas
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 2
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-TXTXS-200279
- IRWIN identifier
- F5A257CF-C6B0-4B93-AA5A-2B3C26606928
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Memphis, 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 17, 2020 at 5:00 PM CDT. Identifier 2020-TXTXS-200279.