Star Lake Fire
The Star Lake Fire was reported on October 4, 2023 in Jefferson County, Texas and burned 2,381 acres. It is 100 percent contained.
- Size
- 2,381 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- October 4, 2023
- Personnel
- 11
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 29.668, -94.152.
The incident
- Size
- 2,381 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- October 4, 2023 at 10:00 AM CDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- McFaddin NWR
- County
- Jefferson County
- State
- Texas
- Protecting agency
- FWS
- Jurisdiction
- FWS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFWS
- Personnel assigned
- 11
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $30,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-TXMCR-000491
- IRWIN identifier
- 2D3EEEDB-8F05-4DB9-9A82-8B890BDE7E3F
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Stowell, TX covers the area today.
Nearby
- Stowell, TX16 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Winnie, TX17 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Fannett, TX19 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Port Arthur, TX20 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Nederland, TX23 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Groves, TX24 miles northeast 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 6, 2023 at 2:22 PM CDT. Identifier 2023-TXMCR-000491.