King Fire
The King Fire was reported on March 17, 2021 in Brooks County, Texas and burned 11,728 acres. It was declared out on March 25, 2021. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 11,728 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 17, 2021
- Personnel
- 2
Map
Perimeter mapped March 18, 2021 at 3:01 AM CDT, 6,000 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 26.953, -98.088.
The incident
- Size
- 11,728 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 17, 2021 at 10:01 PM CDT
- Contained
- March 20, 2021 at 5:40 PM CDT
- Controlled
- March 25, 2021 at 4:52 PM CDT
- Declared out
- March 25, 2021 at 4:52 PM CDT
- Cause
- Human, Utilities, Power Generation/Transmission
- Location
- 42 miles SW of Kingsville
- County
- Brooks County
- State
- Texas
- Nearest city reported
- Kingsville
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Personnel assigned
- 2
- 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-210983
- IRWIN identifier
- 21C3BE24-0486-4433-983C-326D6E028C87
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Falfurrias, 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 12:35 AM CDT. Identifier 2021-TXTXS-210983.