Loop Fire
The Loop Fire was reported on August 26, 2023 in Clay County, Texas and burned 2,230 acres. It was fully contained on August 29, 2023. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,230 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 26, 2023
- Personnel
- 2
Map
Perimeter mapped August 26, 2023 at 10:58 PM CDT, 2,226 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 33.826, -97.990.
The incident
- Size
- 2,230 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 26, 2023 at 5:58 PM CDT
- Contained
- August 29, 2023 at 7:08 PM CDT
- Controlled
- September 2, 2023 at 9:53 AM CDT
- Cause
- Natural, Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 2.8 Miles West of Ringold,TX
- County
- Clay County
- State
- Texas
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 2
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-TXTXS-233617
- IRWIN identifier
- 5BF28509-9E32-4029-98C0-68EC9F9AA7AE
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 28, 2023 (2,132 acres) to August 29, 2023 (2,226 acres). The largest one-day growth was 94 acres, mapped August 29, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 28, 2023 | 2,132 | |
| August 29, 2023 | 2,226 | +94 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Henrietta, 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 October 9, 2023 at 3:43 PM CDT. Identifier 2023-TXTXS-233617.