Lightning West Fire
The Lightning West Fire was reported on July 11, 2020 in Hutchinson County, Texas and burned 6,510 acres. It was declared out on July 16, 2020. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 6,510 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 11, 2020
- Personnel
- 16
Map
Perimeter mapped date not reported, 5,488 acres (hand sketch). Point of origin 35.755, -101.141.
The incident
- Size
- 6,510 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 11, 2020 at 7:29 PM CDT
- Contained
- July 14, 2020 at 4:16 PM CDT
- Controlled
- July 16, 2020 at 5:29 PM CDT
- Declared out
- July 16, 2020 at 5:29 PM CDT
- Cause
- Natural, Cause and Origin Not Identified
- Location
- 13 miles NE of Borger, TX
- County
- Hutchinson County
- State
- Texas
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 16
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-TXTXS-200281
- IRWIN identifier
- ADA81C5E-92BB-4284-8203-CFEBFA37F092
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Borger, 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 July 16, 2020 at 5:47 PM CDT. Identifier 2020-TXTXS-200281.