Smith Canyon Fire
The Smith Canyon Fire was reported on August 31, 2020 in Pecos County, Texas and burned 11,348 acres. It was declared out on September 9, 2020.
- Size
- 11,348 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 31, 2020
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeter mapped date not reported, 8,226 acres (hand sketch). Point of origin 30.860, -101.910.
The incident
- Size
- 11,348 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 31, 2020 at 6:25 PM CDT
- Contained
- September 8, 2020 at 6:56 PM CDT
- Controlled
- September 9, 2020 at 5:13 PM CDT
- Declared out
- September 9, 2020 at 5:14 PM CDT
- Cause
- Unknown, Cause and Origin Not Identified
- Location
- Approx 56 miles W of Ft. Stockton; 4 miles S of Iraan, TX
- County
- Pecos County
- State
- Texas
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-TXTXS-200585
- IRWIN identifier
- 2FDE41F7-51E0-4723-94FC-22A62DF60C67
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Iraan, 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 September 9, 2020 at 7:00 PM CDT. Identifier 2020-TXTXS-200585.