Labor Day Fire
The Labor Day Fire was reported on September 2, 2022 in Chambers County, Texas and burned 1,080 acres. It was declared out on September 4, 2022. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,080 acres
- Contained
- 95%
- Discovered
- September 2, 2022
- Personnel
- 11
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 29.598, -94.388.
The incident
- Size
- 1,080 acres
- Containment
- 95%
- Discovered
- September 2, 2022 at 12:30 PM CDT
- Contained
- September 3, 2022 at 6:00 PM CDT
- Controlled
- September 4, 2022 at 12:00 PM CDT
- Declared out
- September 4, 2022 at 6:00 PM CDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 12 miles South of Winnie TX
- County
- Chambers County
- State
- Texas
- Protecting agency
- FWS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 11
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $20,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2022-TXAHR-000371
- IRWIN identifier
- 95EDF617-B286-4C66-9F9B-C2C907400132
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Stowell, 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 September 8, 2022 at 8:06 AM CDT. Identifier 2022-TXAHR-000371.