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Eventdex · Wildfire (Storm Events)

ROBERTS

920356

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Event typeevent_typeWildfire
NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id920,356
Episode IDepisode_id152,795
Begin UTCbegin_utc2020-10-11T06:00:00+00:00
End UTCend_utc2020-10-14T22:00:00+00:00
StatestateTEXAS
County/zone typecz_typeZ
County/zone namecz_nameROBERTS
Deaths directdeaths_direct0
Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect0
Injuries directinjuries_direct0
Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect0
Damage propertydamage_property0.00K
Damage cropsdamage_crops0.00K
Weather forecast office sourcewfo_sourcePark/Forest Service
Episode narrativeepisode_narrativeModerate to severe drought conditions along with critical fire weather conditions resulted in a rather large wildfire in Roberts County. West southwest winds of 25 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 mph and humidities below ten percent led to extreme wildfire behavior with one wildfire consuming in excess of eleven thousand acres.
Event narrativeevent_narrativeThe Jackalope Fire began about ten miles north of Pampa Texas in Roberts|County around 1445CST. The wildfire began just east of Texas State Highway 70 in southwest Roberts County and was burning in a grass fuel type. The wildfire was being managed by the Texas A&M Forest Service in unified command with local fire department resources. The cause of the wildfire was determined to be mechanical from a roadside start. The wildfire resisted initial attack efforts and ultimately crossed the Farm to Market Road 283 impacting traffic due to fire activity and suppression efforts. Farm to Market Road 283 had to be closed around 1931CST due to fire operations. Multiple fire agencies and one private aircraft were called to assist with the control efforts of the fire leading to successful control of priority areas into the early morning hours of October 12. There were a total of sixty-five personnel fighting the fire. There were ten structures and two ranch compounds which were threatened, however no structures were lost during the initial operational period. The fire consumed eleven thousand five hundred and twenty acres which was measured with GPS mapping and established dozer line construction was completed around the perimeter of the fire. There were no reports of any injuries, near misses or fatalities. The wildfire was contained approximately 1600CST on October 14, 2020.
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