Monkey Creek Fire
The Monkey Creek Fire was reported on August 9, 2023 in Hardeman County, Texas and burned 2,642 acres. It was fully contained on August 13, 2023. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,642 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 9, 2023
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeter mapped August 9, 2023 at 11:03 PM CDT, 2,670 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 34.148, -99.791.
The incident
- Size
- 2,642 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 9, 2023 at 6:03 PM CDT
- Contained
- August 13, 2023 at 8:28 PM CDT
- Cause
- Natural, Natural, Lightning
- Location
- Fire is located 10 miles south of Quanah, TX.
- County
- Hardeman County
- State
- Texas
- Nearest city reported
- Quanah
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-TXTXS-233022
- IRWIN identifier
- 00C09F40-C3B2-4B68-AA6C-AD573425EEB6
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Quanah, 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 22, 2023 at 9:24 AM CST. Identifier 2023-TXTXS-233022.