Unit 1 Fire
The Unit 1 Fire was reported on September 1, 2022 in Jefferson County, Texas and burned 3,990 acres. It was declared out on September 8, 2022.
- Size
- 3,990 acres
- Contained
- 90%
- Discovered
- September 1, 2022
- Personnel
- 14
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 29.627, -94.211.
The incident
- Size
- 3,990 acres
- Containment
- 90%
- Discovered
- September 1, 2022 at 12:30 PM CDT
- Contained
- September 5, 2022 at 5:00 PM CDT
- Declared out
- September 8, 2022 at 8:00 AM CDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 5 miles NE of High Island TX
- County
- Jefferson County
- State
- Texas
- Protecting agency
- FWS
- Jurisdiction
- FWS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFWS
- Personnel assigned
- 14
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $10,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2022-TXMCR-000370
- IRWIN identifier
- 39043819-5FDA-4AA6-B5C6-28F6A45E6992
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Stowell, TX covers the area today.
Nearby
- Stowell, TX15 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Winnie, TX17 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Fannett, TX21 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Port Arthur, TX24 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Bolivar Peninsula, TX24 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Nederland, TX27 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 September 8, 2022 at 8:37 AM CDT. Identifier 2022-TXMCR-000370.