Widgeon Fire
The Widgeon Fire was reported on November 9, 2022 in Jefferson County, Texas and burned 3,505 acres. It was declared out on November 14, 2022.
- Size
- 3,505 acres
- Contained
- 79%
- Discovered
- November 9, 2022
- Personnel
- 7
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 29.669, -94.104.
The incident
- Size
- 3,505 acres
- Containment
- 79%
- Discovered
- November 9, 2022 at 1:07 PM CST
- Contained
- November 11, 2022 at 2:45 PM CST
- Declared out
- November 14, 2022 at 10:00 AM CST
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- Southwest of Port Arthur Texas
- County
- Jefferson County
- State
- Texas
- Protecting agency
- FWS
- Jurisdiction
- FWS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFWS
- Personnel assigned
- 7
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $24,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2022-TXMCR-000422
- IRWIN identifier
- DEF36912-C04C-4545-9AF3-47A97481A991
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Port Arthur, TX covers the area today.
Nearby
- Port Arthur, TX18 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Stowell, TX19 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Winnie, TX20 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Fannett, TX20 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Nederland, TX22 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Groves, TX22 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 November 14, 2022 at 10:25 AM CST. Identifier 2022-TXMCR-000422.