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| Event typeevent_type | Wildfire |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 1,076,043 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 177,079 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 2023-03-04T16:31:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 2023-03-06T15:57:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | TEXAS |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | BROOKS |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Damage propertydamage_property | 0.00K |
| Damage cropsdamage_crops | 0.00K |
| Weather forecast office sourcewfo_source | Park/Forest Service |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | Conditions 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_narrative | The 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. |
| Yearyear | 2,023 |
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