Windy Deuce Fire
The Windy Deuce Fire was reported on February 26, 2024 in Moore County, Texas and burned 143,302 acres. It was declared out on April 2, 2024. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 143,302 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 26, 2024
- Personnel
- 18
Map
Perimeter mapped February 26, 2025 at 7:24 PM CST, 143,302 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 35.631, -101.851.
The incident
- Size
- 143,302 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 26, 2024 at 6:23 PM CST
- Contained
- March 16, 2024 at 9:35 PM CDT
- Declared out
- April 2, 2024 at 10:00 PM CDT
- Cause
- Human, Power generation/transmission/distribution, Electrical transmission/distribution systems
- Location
- The fire started east of Masterson and has burned into the city of Fritch
- County
- Moore County
- State
- Texas
- Nearest city reported
- Masterson
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 18
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-TXTXS-240324
- IRWIN identifier
- B972CFFD-155A-421E-B86B-969AF75E1880
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from February 27, 2024 (8,000 acres) to March 19, 2024 (143,302 acres). The largest one-day growth was 134,153 acres, mapped February 28, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| February 27, 2024 | 8,000 | |
| February 28, 2024 | 142,153 | +134,153 |
| February 29, 2024 | 144,206 | +2,053 |
| March 5, 2024 | 144,207 | +1 |
| March 7, 2024 | 144,045 | -162 |
| March 13, 2024 | 144,045 | 0 |
| March 19, 2024 | 143,302 | -743 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Fritch, 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 24, 2024 at 12:32 PM CDT. Identifier 2024-TXTXS-240324.