Dog Fire
The Dog Fire was reported on May 11, 2021 in Culberson County, Texas and burned 1,959 acres. It was declared out on July 6, 2021. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,959 acres
- Contained
- 40%
- Discovered
- May 11, 2021
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeter mapped March 14, 2023 at 9:13 AM MDT, 1,959 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 31.941, -104.844.
The incident
- Size
- 1,959 acres
- Containment
- 40%
- Discovered
- May 11, 2021 at 2:22 PM MDT
- Contained
- July 6, 2021 at 1:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- July 6, 2021 at 1:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 34 miles southwest of Whites City, NM
- County
- Culberson County
- State
- Texas
- Protecting agency
- NPS
- Jurisdiction
- NPS
- Land ownership at origin
- NPS
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $845,384
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-TXGUP-000159
- IRWIN identifier
- 40C5B8DC-CFE0-4374-83E7-918AFA61FE1D
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Livingston Wheeler, NM covers the area today.
Nearby
- Livingston Wheeler, NM49 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Carlsbad, NM49 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Loving, NM50 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- La Huerta, NM50 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Van Horn, TX62 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Atoka, NM63 miles northeast 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 July 12, 2021 at 11:38 AM MDT. Identifier 2021-TXGUP-000159.