Baffin Fire
The Baffin Fire was reported on March 20, 2021 in Kenedy County, Texas and burned 4,800 acres. It was declared out on March 23, 2021. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 4,800 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 20, 2021
- Personnel
- 6
Map
Perimeter mapped March 23, 2021 at 3:00 AM CDT, 5,862 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 27.074, -97.560.
The incident
- Size
- 4,800 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 20, 2021 at 3:22 PM CDT
- Contained
- March 21, 2021 at 1:41 AM CDT
- Controlled
- March 23, 2021 at 4:16 PM CDT
- Declared out
- March 23, 2021 at 4:16 PM CDT
- Cause
- Human, Utilities, Power Generation/Transmission
- Location
- 35 miles SE of Kingsville
- County
- Kenedy County
- State
- Texas
- Nearest city reported
- Kingsville
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Personnel assigned
- 6
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-TXTXS-211018
- IRWIN identifier
- B8202F7D-C45C-42AF-A5FD-AC1D71880147
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Sarita, 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 April 1, 2021 at 12:21 AM CDT. Identifier 2021-TXTXS-211018.