Florida Fire
The Florida Fire was reported on July 19, 2023 in Jim Hogg County, Texas and burned 1,576 acres. It was fully contained on July 20, 2023. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,576 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 19, 2023
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeter mapped July 19, 2023 at 8:01 PM CDT, 1,576 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 27.254, -98.549.
The incident
- Size
- 1,576 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 19, 2023 at 3:01 PM CDT
- Contained
- July 20, 2023 at 4:34 PM CDT
- Cause
- Human, Railroad operations and maintenance, Other (remarks required)
- Location
- The fire is 9 miles East of Hebbronville, on State Highway 285.
- County
- Jim Hogg County
- State
- Texas
- Nearest city reported
- Hebbronville
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-TXTXS-232559
- IRWIN identifier
- 5E6A037B-D30F-4BA9-8F72-8FA95DE1F122
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Hebbronville, 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 October 26, 2023 at 1:16 PM CDT. Identifier 2023-TXTXS-232559.