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The Klett Fire started on March 4th in Blanco county and was initially responded to be local fire departments. Texas A&M Forest Service was requested to provide assistance in the form of additional firefighters and heavy equipment at 2:42 pm and quickly responded. Texas A&M Forest Service is currently in unified command with local fire departments and Blanco County. Crews continue to construct containment lines around the outside of the fire with bulldozers and protect structures both within the burned areas and in the path of the fire.
This fire started during a period of extreme fire risk due to high temperatures, low humidity, and extremely high winds. These factors together all led to the possibility for fires to start and rapidly expand in size and become highly resistant to control efforts by fire department. Crews are working through these difficulties to protect the public and the structures around this wildfire.
| Current as of | Thu, 03/06/2025 - 17:16 |
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| Incident Time Zone | America/Chicago |
| Incident Type | Wildfire |
| Cause | Undetermined, cause is under investigation |
| Date of Origin | |
| Location | West of Johnson City |
| Incident Commander | C. Ham, Texas A&M Forest Service |
| Incident Description | Wildfire burning west of Johnson City |
| Coordinates |
30° 16' 41'' Latitude
-98° 27' 18
'' Longitude
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| Size | 101 Acres |
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| Percent of Perimeter Contained | 100% |
| Fuels Involved | Fire is burning in grass and juniper brush |
| Planned Actions |
Crews will continue to mop up and put out any areas of heat around the perimeter of the fire. |
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| Weather Concerns | Extreme to potentially historic fire weather conditions are ongoing and will continue this afternoon into the early evening. Westerly winds sustained at 25 to 30 mph will continue until sunset, gusting up to 50 mph. The strongest winds are occurring now through 5 PM. Relative humidities around 13 percent will persist until sunset. Overnight, winds weaken below 10 mph and shift to a northwest wind. Moisture recovers slightly but relative humidity values will only rise to a peak of 50 percent overnight. North winds sustained at 10 to 15 mph are expected late morning Wednesday, gusting to 25 mph. Winds will weaken again Wednesday afternoon. |
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