Helium Fire
The Helium Fire was reported on May 9, 2022 in Moore County, Texas and burned 3,264 acres. It was declared out on May 15, 2022.
- Size
- 3,264 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 9, 2022
Map
Perimeter mapped May 9, 2022 at 12:55 PM CDT, 3,265 acres (gps-walked/driven). Point of origin 35.649, -101.954.
The incident
- Size
- 3,264 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 9, 2022 at 11:38 AM CDT
- Contained
- May 10, 2022 at 3:58 PM CDT
- Controlled
- May 15, 2022 at 7:50 PM CDT
- Declared out
- May 15, 2022 at 7:51 PM CDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 11 Miles Southeast of Dumas
- County
- Moore County
- State
- Texas
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- State
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2022-TXTXS-222901
- IRWIN identifier
- 5407F81E-4F84-4A92-83B3-5438932DF878
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Dumas, 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 May 15, 2022 at 7:51 PM CDT. Identifier 2022-TXTXS-222901.