Parker Creek Fire
The Parker Creek Fire was reported on December 15, 2021 in Oldham County, Texas and burned 11,067 acres. It was declared out on December 18, 2021. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 11,067 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- December 15, 2021
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeter mapped December 17, 2021 at 10:22 AM CST, 11,071 acres (gps-flight). Point of origin 35.625, -102.367.
The incident
- Size
- 11,067 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- December 15, 2021 at 11:13 AM CST
- Contained
- December 17, 2021 at 5:27 PM CST
- Controlled
- December 18, 2021 at 5:00 PM CST
- Declared out
- December 18, 2021 at 5:01 PM CST
- Cause
- Human, Utilities, Power Generation/Transmission
- Location
- Approximately 40 mi NW of Amarillo, TX; 28 mi SW of Dumas, TX
- County
- Oldham County
- State
- Texas
- Nearest city reported
- Channing
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-TXTXS-213575
- IRWIN identifier
- 4B7E8BE5-E47E-4EF0-AE34-46FFB8BA7795
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Channing, TX covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 December 19, 2021 at 9:48 AM CST. Identifier 2021-TXTXS-213575.