Matador Fire
The Matador Fire was reported on February 17, 2020 in Cottle County, Texas and burned 2,272 acres. It was declared out on February 24, 2020. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 2,272 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 17, 2020
- Personnel
- 1
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 34.143, -100.411.
The incident
- Size
- 2,272 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 17, 2020 at 1:45 PM CST
- Contained
- February 18, 2020 at 7:52 PM CST
- Controlled
- February 24, 2020 at 2:11 PM CST
- Declared out
- February 24, 2020 at 2:11 PM CST
- Cause
- Human, Other Human Cause, Other, Known
- Location
- 3 miles Southwest of Dunlap, TX
- County
- Cottle County
- State
- Texas
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- 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-200040
- IRWIN identifier
- E775DAC0-3A76-41F2-B978-AFDB274C24D2
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Paducah, 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 February 24, 2020 at 2:11 PM CST. Identifier 2020-TXTXS-200040.