Red Fork Fire
The Red Fork Fire was reported on March 31, 2023 in Wheeler County, Texas and burned 1,033 acres. It was fully contained on April 1, 2023. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,033 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 31, 2023
- Personnel
- 30
Map
Perimeter mapped March 31, 2023 at 6:19 PM CDT, 1,022 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 35.271, -100.392.
The incident
- Size
- 1,033 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 31, 2023 at 1:19 PM CDT
- Contained
- April 1, 2023 at 3:25 PM CDT
- Cause
- Human, Debris and open burning, Escaped Prescribed Burn
- Location
- about 8.3 miles NW of Shamrock, Texas
- County
- Wheeler County
- State
- Texas
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- State
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 30
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-TXTXS-231218
- IRWIN identifier
- FE6C0A40-F408-452B-B120-29038D7DE3AD
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Shamrock, 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 April 25, 2023 at 12:26 PM CDT. Identifier 2023-TXTXS-231218.