Blue Creek Fire
The Blue Creek Fire was reported on July 11, 2020 in Moore County, Texas and burned 4,355 acres. It was declared out on July 20, 2020.
- Size
- 4,355 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 11, 2020
- Personnel
- 2
Map
Perimeter mapped July 23, 2020 at 12:05 PM CDT (hand sketch). Point of origin 35.703, -101.647.
The incident
- Size
- 4,355 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 11, 2020 at 2:43 PM CDT
- Contained
- July 17, 2020 at 9:15 AM CDT
- Controlled
- July 20, 2020 at 4:49 PM CDT
- Declared out
- July 20, 2020 at 4:49 PM CDT
- Cause
- Unknown, Cause and Origin Not Identified
- Location
- 20 mi SE of Dumas, TX
- County
- Moore County
- State
- Texas
- Protecting agency
- NPS
- Jurisdiction
- NPS
- Land ownership at origin
- NPS
- Personnel assigned
- 2
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-TXLAP-200284
- IRWIN identifier
- 2D3B964D-5C08-475F-8576-E20463DD1D1C
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Fritch, TX covers the area today.
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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 October 7, 2020 at 3:51 PM CDT. Identifier 2020-TXLAP-200284.