North Jones Fire
The North Jones Fire was reported on February 9, 2021 in Brooks County, Texas and burned 4,000 acres. It was declared out on February 15, 2021. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 4,000 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 9, 2021
- Personnel
- 2
Map
Perimeter mapped February 10, 2021 at 2:18 AM CST, 5,000 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 26.979, -98.409.
The incident
- Size
- 4,000 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 9, 2021 at 7:18 PM CST
- Contained
- February 10, 2021 at 2:09 AM CST
- Controlled
- February 15, 2021 at 8:40 AM CST
- Declared out
- February 15, 2021 at 8:40 AM CST
- Cause
- Human, Equipment, Motor Vehicle
- Location
- about 27 mile southeast of Hebbronville, Texas
- County
- Brooks County
- State
- Texas
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Personnel assigned
- 2
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-TXTXS-210420
- IRWIN identifier
- 6BB9C978-D760-4ED2-ADCC-8793F916427E
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Falfurrias, TX covers the area today.
Nearby
- Falfurrias, TX24 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Hebbronville, TX28 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Premont, TX32 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Benavides, TX43 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Citrus City, TX45 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Ricardo, TX46 miles northeast 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 April 12, 2021 at 10:41 AM CDT. Identifier 2021-TXTXS-210420.