Smore Fire
The Smore Fire was reported on August 31, 2023 in Hemphill County, Texas and burned 1,957 acres. It was fully contained on September 1, 2023. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,957 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 31, 2023
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeter mapped August 31, 2023 at 9:19 PM CDT, 1,958 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 35.968, -100.209.
The incident
- Size
- 1,957 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 31, 2023 at 4:19 PM CDT
- Contained
- September 1, 2023 at 6:14 PM CDT
- Cause
- Human, Equipment and vehicle use, OHV/ATV/motorcycle
- Location
- 10 miles east of Canadian, TX
- County
- Hemphill County
- State
- Texas
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-TXTXS-233784
- IRWIN identifier
- EEB40D2F-E23C-4298-8BDC-8F2764E8415E
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Canadian, 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 February 1, 2024 at 1:48 PM CST. Identifier 2023-TXTXS-233784.