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Eventdex · Wildfire (Storm Events)

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1076043

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Event typeevent_typeWildfire
NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id1,076,043
Episode IDepisode_id177,079
Begin UTCbegin_utc2023-03-04T16:31:00+00:00
End UTCend_utc2023-03-06T15:57:00+00:00
StatestateTEXAS
County/zone typecz_typeZ
County/zone namecz_nameBROOKS
Deaths directdeaths_direct0
Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect0
Injuries directinjuries_direct0
Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect0
Damage propertydamage_property0.00K
Damage cropsdamage_crops0.00K
Weather forecast office sourcewfo_sourcePark/Forest Service
Episode narrativeepisode_narrativeConditions were very favorable for wildfire spread with high pressure and dry weather in place leading up to and during the day of March 4th. Moderate southeasterly winds combined with cured ground fuels from freeze events in December and January allowed for rapid wildfire growth. The Spark Fire in western Brooks County, near the border of Jim Hogg County, ignited the morning of March 4th around 10:31 AM CST and continued until 9:57 AM CST on March 6th when it was announced it was 100 percent contained. The fire consumed a total of 932 acres.
Event narrativeevent_narrativeThe Spark Fire in Brooks County burned 932 acres. A Spot Request was received at 1:47 PM CST and satellite data was used to estimate the start time of the fire at 10:31 AM CST. It was contained at 9:57 AM CST.||The event known as the Spark Fire was estimated to have ignited around 10:31 AM CST about 16 miles northwest of Encino, TX near the border of Jim Hogg and Brooks County. It burned until the morning of March 6th when it was announced to be 100 percent contained at 9:57 AM CST. This wildfire consumed a total of 932 acres. A Spot Request submitted by the Texas A&M Forest Service on March 4th and the GOES-16 Natural Fire RGB channel were used as a guide for ignition time and rapid spread that followed.
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