Patton Fire
The Patton Fire was reported on March 3, 2023 in Refugio County, Texas and burned 976 acres. It was fully contained on March 5, 2023. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 976 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 3, 2023
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeter mapped March 3, 2023 at 11:07 PM CST, 976 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 28.304, -96.946.
The incident
- Size
- 976 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 3, 2023 at 5:03 PM CST
- Contained
- March 5, 2023 at 9:28 AM CST
- Cause
- Human, Equipment and vehicle use, Passenger vehicle/motorized RV
- Location
- 35 miles South of Victoria, TX
- County
- Refugio County
- State
- Texas
- Nearest city reported
- Victoria
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- State
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-TXTXS-230725
- IRWIN identifier
- 1EC99F9F-C387-4140-93C7-D63250DA975C
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Holiday Beach, TX covers the area today.
Nearby
Texas wildfires today Wildfires of 2023 All current fires
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 25, 2023 at 1:58 PM CDT. Identifier 2023-TXTXS-230725.