Spark Fire
The Spark Fire was reported on March 4, 2023 in Brooks County, Texas and burned 932 acres. It was fully contained on March 7, 2023. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 932 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 4, 2023
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeter mapped March 4, 2023 at 7:23 PM CST, 2,231 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 26.991, -98.375.
The incident
- Size
- 932 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 4, 2023 at 1:23 PM CST
- Contained
- March 7, 2023 at 8:12 AM CST
- Cause
- Human, Debris and open burning, Escaped Prescribed Burn
- Location
- Fire is 22 miles SW of Falfurrias, TX.
- County
- Brooks County
- State
- Texas
- Nearest city reported
- Falfurrias
- 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-230726
- IRWIN identifier
- F97A37F6-0EDB-4F92-8B6B-5357127DFCA6
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Falfurrias, TX covers the area today.
Nearby
- Falfurrias, TX22 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Hebbronville, TX29 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Premont, TX30 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Benavides, TX42 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Ricardo, TX44 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Citrus City, TX46 miles south of the fire’s origin
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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 25, 2023 at 1:58 PM CDT. Identifier 2023-TXTXS-230726.