Jackalope Fire
The Jackalope Fire was reported on October 11, 2020 in Roberts County, Texas and burned 11,520 acres. It was declared out on October 16, 2020. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 11,520 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- October 11, 2020
- Personnel
- 5
Map
Perimeter mapped date not reported, 11,277 acres (hand sketch). Point of origin 35.688, -100.931.
The incident
- Size
- 11,520 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- October 11, 2020 at 3:45 PM CDT
- Contained
- October 14, 2020 at 1:57 PM CDT
- Controlled
- October 16, 2020 at 4:53 PM CDT
- Declared out
- October 16, 2020 at 4:53 PM CDT
- Cause
- Human, Equipment, Motor Vehicle
- Location
- about 60 miles NE of Amarillo Texas
- County
- Roberts County
- State
- Texas
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 5
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-TXTXS-200739
- IRWIN identifier
- 51BF725C-BA19-429C-ADA1-CFA98076A2F8
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Pampa, 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 16, 2020 at 4:53 PM CDT. Identifier 2020-TXTXS-200739.