Moonshine Fire
The Moonshine Fire was reported on September 9, 2023 in Baylor County, Texas and burned 2,306 acres. It was fully contained on September 10, 2023. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,306 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 9, 2023
- Personnel
- 15
Map
Perimeter mapped September 9, 2023 at 8:26 PM CDT, 2,303 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 33.695, -99.212.
The incident
- Size
- 2,306 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 9, 2023 at 3:26 PM CDT
- Contained
- September 10, 2023 at 5:26 PM CDT
- Cause
- Natural, Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 7 miles NE of Seymour, TX.
- County
- Baylor County
- State
- Texas
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 15
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-TXTXS-234056
- IRWIN identifier
- 6E7D9F0D-DE93-4DA2-9D41-0B6858AE526C
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Seymour, 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 19, 2023 at 9:07 AM CDT. Identifier 2023-TXTXS-234056.