Bent Twig Fire
The Bent Twig Fire was reported on February 5, 2021 in Shackelford County, Texas and burned 1,100 acres. It was declared out on February 9, 2021. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,100 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 5, 2021
- Personnel
- 11
Radar
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Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS and NOAA Storm Prediction Center. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
Map
Perimeter mapped February 6, 2021 at 12:45 AM CST, 500 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 32.565, -99.477.
The incident
- Size
- 1,100 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 5, 2021 at 5:45 PM CST
- Contained
- February 8, 2021 at 5:15 PM CST
- Controlled
- February 8, 2021 at 5:15 PM CST
- Declared out
- February 9, 2021 at 5:20 PM CST
- Cause
- Human, Debris/Open Burning, Broadcast/Prescribed Burn
- Location
- 17 miles Northeast of Abilene.
- County
- Shackelford County
- State
- Texas
- Nearest city reported
- Abilene
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Personnel assigned
- 11
- 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-210388
- IRWIN identifier
- 5430B06F-8C04-48EC-B36C-806F25DB919D
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Clyde, 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 9, 2021 at 5:53 PM CDT. Identifier 2021-TXTXS-210388.