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Cottonwood Creek Fire

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Unit Information

Texas A&M Forest Service 
Texas 
College Station, 
Texas 
77845 
Texas A&M Forest Service 
Texas 
College Station, 
Texas 
77845 

Incident Contacts

Kiley Moran
Email: kiley.moran@tfs.tamu.edu
Phone: 254-457-8075
Information Officer
Email: information@tfs.tamu.edu
Phone: 979-255-0591

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Cottonwood Creek Fire Daily Update 03-14-2025
Cottonwood Creek Fire Daily Update3/13/202510:00pmSize: 633 acresContainment: 95%Date Started: 3/12/2025Cause: Equipment use, skid steer mounted sawFire activity remained low throughout the day. Heavy equipment worked on improving and rehabing containment lines. Engines patrolled and addressed areas of concerns. The Air Attack platform aircraft flew over the fire several times… Read more
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Cottonwood Creek PIO Map 3/13/2025
Cottonwood Creek PIO Map 3/13/2025
Thu, 03/13/2025 - 13:54
Cottonwood Creek PIO Map 3/13/2025
Cottonwood Creek PIO Map 3/13/2025

Burned area of the Cottonwood Creek Fire, San Saba County

Cottonwood Creek Fire LAT at Dusk March 12, 2025
Cottonwood Creek Fire LAT at Dusk March 12, 2025
Wed, 03/12/2025 - 20:52
Cottonwood Creek Fire LAT at Dusk March 12, 2025
Cottonwood Creek Fire LAT at Dusk March 12, 2025

A Large Air Tanker after it dropped retardant on the Cottonwood Creek Fire

Gravel road, burnt grass, airplane in sunset
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Gravel road, burnt grass, airplane in sunset

On Wednesday March 12, 2025 Texas A&M Forest Service recieved a request for assistance for a wildfire in San Saba County to the north-east of Richland Springs. The fire started in a pecan orchard and quickly spread to surrounding brush. High winds and low humidity have contributed to the growth of the fire. Upon arrival unified command was established with local command and Texas A&M Forest Service heavy equipment began working to establish fireline. Due to the high spread potential, aviation resources were requested to drop water and retardant to minimize impacts to surrounding homes and land. 

Basic Information
Current as of Thu, 03/13/2025 - 22:47
Incident Time Zone America/Chicago
Incident Type Wildfire
Cause Equipment Use
Date of Origin
Location Richland Springs, Texas
Incident Commander Reed Dawson, Texas A&M Forest Service
Incident Description Wildfire burning in pecan orchard, grass and brush.
Coordinates 31° 18' 39.06'' Latitude
-98° 53'
32.22
'' Longitude
Current Situation
Size 633 Acres
Percent of Perimeter Contained 95%
Outlook
Current Weather
Weather Concerns

Expect light west winds this morning, becoming southwest this afternoon
with some gusts around 15 mph. Dry conditions will persist, with minimum
RH values this afternoon around 12 percent. South to southwest winds will
increase overnight and become gusty, with winds gusts to 25 mph expected
after midnight. Not much RH recovery overnight, with max RH by daybreak
around 45 percent. Critical to possibly extreme fire conditions are expected
on Friday, with very dry conditions and minimum RH near 10 percent by afternoon,
along with very high winds. Winds will increase during the morning and
afternoon, with sustained west winds of 25 to 35 mph, with gusts to 55 mph
expected.

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