Hogpen Fire
The Hogpen Fire was reported on July 24, 2023 in Sabine County, Texas and burned 1,219 acres. It was declared out on November 29, 2023.
- Size
- 1,219 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 24, 2023
- Personnel
- 5
Map
Perimeter mapped March 13, 2024 at 3:38 PM CDT, 1,219 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 31.343, -93.709.
The incident
- Size
- 1,219 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 24, 2023 at 5:00 PM CDT
- Contained
- October 3, 2023 at 10:00 AM CDT
- Controlled
- October 31, 2023 at 12:00 PM CDT
- Declared out
- November 29, 2023 at 12:00 AM CST
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 8 Miles East of Hemphill, Texas
- County
- Sabine County
- State
- Texas
- Nearest city reported
- Hemphill
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 5
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,250,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-TXTXF-000311
- IRWIN identifier
- 9BB71C65-0AE8-40A8-BA18-D215E1C4FE18
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 26, 2023 (235 acres) to March 13, 2024 (1,219 acres). The largest one-day growth was 271 acres, mapped July 29, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 26, 2023 | 235 | |
| July 27, 2023 | 488 | +253 |
| July 28, 2023 | 733 | +245 |
| July 29, 2023 | 1,004 | +271 |
| July 30, 2023 | 1,132 | +128 |
| July 31, 2023 | 1,192 | +60 |
| August 1, 2023 | 1,202 | +10 |
| March 13, 2024 | 1,219 | +17 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Hemphill, 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 November 30, 2023 at 2:45 PM CST. Identifier 2023-TXTXF-000311.