Magenta Fire
The Magenta Fire was reported on February 27, 2024 in Oldham County, Texas and burned 3,297 acres. It was fully contained on March 5, 2024.
- Size
- 3,297 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 27, 2024
- Personnel
- 2
Map
Perimeter mapped February 29, 2024 at 3:51 PM CST, 3,297 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 35.532, -102.276.
The incident
- Size
- 3,297 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 27, 2024 at 5:47 PM CST
- Contained
- March 5, 2024 at 11:13 AM CST
- Controlled
- March 11, 2024 at 5:00 PM CDT
- Cause
- Undetermined, Undetermined (remarks required), Not investigated
- Location
- Fire is located 7 miles south of Channing, TX along US Hwy 385
- County
- Oldham County
- State
- Texas
- Nearest city reported
- Channing
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 2
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-TXTXS-240337
- IRWIN identifier
- 0410BC57-A745-4F0A-A718-6EE6DBBC042F
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from February 28, 2024 (3,459 acres) to February 29, 2024 (3,297 acres).
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| February 28, 2024 | 3,459 | |
| February 29, 2024 | 3,297 | -162 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Channing, 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 April 1, 2024 at 10:36 AM CDT. Identifier 2024-TXTXS-240337.