Britt Fire
The Britt Fire was reported on April 7, 2022 in Wheeler County, Texas and burned 8,000 acres. It was declared out on April 12, 2022.
- Size
- 8,000 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 7, 2022
- Personnel
- 37
Map
Perimeter mapped April 7, 2022 at 5:00 PM CDT, 8,163 acres (gps-flight). Point of origin 35.445, -100.057.
The incident
- Size
- 8,000 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 7, 2022 at 5:57 PM CDT
- Contained
- April 9, 2022 at 5:44 PM CDT
- Controlled
- April 12, 2022 at 6:15 PM CDT
- Declared out
- April 12, 2022 at 6:16 PM CDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 11 miles east of Wheeler TX
- County
- Wheeler County
- State
- Texas
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- State
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 37
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2022-TXTXS-222445
- IRWIN identifier
- 976F29B0-E78A-45FD-8BD6-EC108859D1CC
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Wheeler, 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 12, 2022 at 6:17 PM CDT. Identifier 2022-TXTXS-222445.