Cowan Fire
The Cowan Fire was reported on September 8, 2023 in Baylor County, Texas and burned 5,075 acres. It was fully contained on September 10, 2023. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 5,075 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 8, 2023
- Personnel
- 22
Map
Perimeter mapped September 10, 2023 at 12:30 PM CDT, 5,060 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 33.632, -99.072.
The incident
- Size
- 5,075 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 8, 2023 at 2:55 PM CDT
- Contained
- September 10, 2023 at 7:28 PM CDT
- Cause
- Human, Debris and open burning, Machine pile/slash
- Location
- About 11 miles East of Seymour, TX.
- County
- Baylor County
- State
- Texas
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- State
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 22
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-TXTXS-234012
- IRWIN identifier
- ABD50997-4794-41B0-B6CE-BDB984798C2B
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from September 8, 2023 (4,036 acres) to September 10, 2023 (5,060 acres). The largest one-day growth was 1,024 acres, mapped September 10, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 8, 2023 | 4,036 | |
| September 10, 2023 | 5,060 | +1,024 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Seymour, TX covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 February 1, 2024 at 11:33 AM CST. Identifier 2023-TXTXS-234012.