Unwelcome Fire
The Unwelcome Fire was reported on August 29, 2023 in Jefferson County, Texas and burned 2,270 acres. It was declared out on October 4, 2023.
- Size
- 2,270 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 29, 2023
- Personnel
- 11
Map
Perimeter mapped September 26, 2024 at 1:55 PM CDT, 80 acres (hand sketch). Point of origin 29.702, -93.930.
The incident
- Size
- 2,270 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 29, 2023 at 2:13 AM CDT
- Declared out
- October 4, 2023 at 10:00 AM CDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- SW of Sabine Pass TX
- County
- Jefferson County
- State
- Texas
- Nearest city reported
- Sabine Pass
- 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
- $110,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-TXTPR-000432
- IRWIN identifier
- DE500673-0E03-4CF7-9C89-78DE6D98F1EB
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Port Arthur, TX covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 4, 2023 at 10:40 AM CDT. Identifier 2023-TXTPR-000432.