Rest Area Fire
The Rest Area Fire was reported on March 14, 2025 in Gray County, Texas and burned 7,931 acres. It was fully contained on March 16, 2025. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 7,931 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 14, 2025
- Personnel
- 8
Map
Perimeter mapped March 14, 2025 at 9:05 PM CDT, 7,931 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 35.211, -100.821.
The incident
- Size
- 7,931 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 14, 2025 at 12:19 PM CDT
- Contained
- March 16, 2025 at 6:34 PM CDT
- Cause
- Human, Undetermined (remarks required), Origin and/or cause not identified
- Location
- 5 miles west of Alanreed, TX
- County
- Gray County
- State
- Texas
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 8
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-TXTXS-251196
- IRWIN identifier
- 11A010BA-B984-4771-B33F-3A60CA8F0478
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from March 14, 2025 (1,966 acres) to March 15, 2025 (7,931 acres). The largest one-day growth was 5,965 acres, mapped March 15, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| March 14, 2025 | 1,966 | |
| March 15, 2025 | 7,931 | +5,965 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for McLean, 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 9, 2025 at 8:09 AM CDT. Identifier 2025-TXTXS-251196.