Slade Fire
The Slade Fire was reported on June 19, 2020 in Sterling County, Texas and burned 4,898 acres. It was declared out on June 25, 2020.
- Size
- 4,898 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 19, 2020
- Personnel
- 2
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 32.063, -100.864.
The incident
- Size
- 4,898 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 19, 2020 at 3:26 PM CDT
- Contained
- June 22, 2020 at 1:48 PM CDT
- Controlled
- June 25, 2020 at 4:37 PM CDT
- Declared out
- June 25, 2020 at 4:38 PM CDT
- Cause
- Unknown, Cause and Origin Not Identified
- Location
- 38 miles SE of Big Spring, Texas
- County
- Sterling County
- State
- Texas
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 2
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-TXTXS-200224
- IRWIN identifier
- C395AB59-A0D3-4449-BE87-3B60CCAD954E
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Sterling City, TX covers the area today.
Nearby
- Sterling City, TX17 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Colorado City, TX22 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Robert Lee, TX25 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Roscoe, TX33 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Big Spring, TX38 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Grape Creek, TX38 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
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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 June 25, 2020 at 4:38 PM CDT. Identifier 2020-TXTXS-200224.