Jennings Fire
The Jennings Fire was reported on August 7, 2023 in Zapata County, Texas and burned 3,506 acres. It was fully contained on August 9, 2023.
- Size
- 3,506 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 7, 2023
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeter mapped August 7, 2023 at 7:09 PM CDT, 3,506 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 27.122, -99.197.
The incident
- Size
- 3,506 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 7, 2023 at 2:09 PM CDT
- Contained
- August 9, 2023 at 11:04 PM CDT
- Controlled
- August 12, 2023 at 10:22 AM CDT
- Cause
- Undetermined, Undetermined (remarks required), Under investigation
- Location
- Fire is 15 miles N/NW of Zapata
- County
- Zapata County
- State
- Texas
- Nearest city reported
- Zapata
- 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-232909
- IRWIN identifier
- 1E027382-24F0-4477-93CB-3CB4DD819928
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Medina, TX covers the area today.
Nearby
- Medina, TX14 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Zapata, TX16 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Falcon Lake Estates, TX18 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Siesta Shores, TX19 miles south of the fire’s origin
- El Cenizo, TX24 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Rio Bravo, TX24 miles northwest 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 October 30, 2023 at 1:34 PM CDT. Identifier 2023-TXTXS-232909.