Burn severity · Dawson County 2026
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| Acres by severity and land cover | Forest | Range (shrubland) | Grassland | Other | Unclassified | Acres in Dawson County |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unburned to very low | 1 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 36 |
| Low | 3 | 17 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 55 |
| Moderate low | 3 | 15 | 34 | 10 | 0 | 62 |
| Moderate high | 5 | 16 | 62 | 4 | 0 | 87 |
| High | 15 | 17 | 73 | 4 | 0 | 109 |
| Assessed acres in Dawson County | 26 | 84 | 204 | 36 | 0 | 350 |
Severity by fire
| Fire | Reported acres | Acres in Dawson County | Unburned to very low | Low | Moderate low | Moderate high | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magpie Fire | 292 | 294 | 35 | 44 | 43 | 74 | 97 |
| Sandpaper -Dawson Fire | 37 | 37 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 4 |
| 537 -Dawson Fire | 16 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| Tree Line -Dawson Fire | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Reconciliation
| Line | Fires | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| Counted fires | 4 | 346 |
| Offered to assessment | 4 | 346 |
| Complex roll-up residue | — | 0 |
| Fires with severity acres | 4 | 346 |
| Awaiting a perimeter | 0 | 0 |
| Awaiting assessment | 0 | 0 |
| Awaiting clear imagery | 0 | 0 |
| Assessment errors | 0 | 0 |
| Smaller than one cell | 0 | 0 |
| Every cell outside Dawson County | 0 | 0 |
| Assessed acres in Dawson County | 4 | 350 |
| Assessed acres outside Dawson County | — | 0 |
| Whole perimeter acres | — | 350 |
| Burned in from another county | 0 | 0 |
Generated 2026-09-21 09:00 UTC. Severity appears for wildfires in the lower 48 states and the District of Columbia that have a mapped perimeter. Each fire is assessed again every few days while its post-fire imagery can still improve.
Sentinel-2 dNBR assessed through 2026-09-21 09:00 UTC. LANDFIRE LF2024_EVT for MT. 30 m cells.