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Wildfire
Prescribed Fire
Burned Area
Response
OtherTexas A&M Forest Service received a request for assistance for a fire approximately 3 miles northwest of Bruceville-Eddy, Texas on August 12, at 4:00 pm. The fire was actively burning in grass fields and multiple structures were initially considered threatened. The fire displayed some extreme behavior, with spotting over 1,000 feet ahead of the main body.
Local crews were joined by personnel, heavy equipment, and fire engines resources from Texas A&M Forest Service and Texas Intrastate Fire Mutual Aid System. Aviation resources responded until having to return to base due to approaching nightfall. Responders were able to complete a dozer line around the fire on the first evening, and continued to improving and patrolling that line overnight due to the extreme behavior seen earlier in the evening.
Today, Texas Intrastate Fire Mutual Aid System engines will return to the fire to mop up and patrol.
The area will experience excessive heat today and there is a Red Flag Warning until 10 PM this evening.
| Current as of | Sun, 08/20/2023 - 19:31 |
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| Incident Type | Wildfire |
| Date of Origin | |
| Location | Approximately 9 miles northwest of Bruceville, Texas |
| Incident Commander | M. Whelan/Texas A&M Forest Service, in unified command with local official |
| Coordinates |
31° 21' 48.208'' Latitude
-97° 15' 42.139
'' Longitude
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| Total Personnel: | 30 personnel from Texas A&M Forest Service and Texas Intrastate Fire Mutual Aid System |
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| Size | 115 Acres |
| Percent of Perimeter Contained | 90% |