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Burns 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

Walter Flocke
Email: walter.flocke@tfs.tamu.edu
Phone: 3463459746

This incident is no longer being updated.

At 4:16pm on August 7th, The Texas A&M Forest Service was requested to the Burns Creek Fire in Washington County. The fire began in the area of the 6600 block of FM 1948, and is moving north in the direction of Lake Sommerville. TAMFS is in unified command with local resources.

All Evacuations have been lifted and residents are allowed back to their homes. 

Evacuations have been ordered on Schulenburg Lane, and the direct vicinity of the fire. Multiple aviation assets including 10 fixed-wing aircraft, and 2 helicopters have been utilized. Other assets ordered include 3 bulldozers, 3 agency fire engines, and a strike team of fire engines from Texas Interstate Fire Mutual Aid System (TIFMAS). 


Air assets are utilizing Lake Sommerville to dip water buckets; all boaters must avoid the area to allow crews to safely load and return. Do not fly drones at or near wildfires, as they are a hazard to aviation and hinder firefighting operations. 

Basic Information
Current as of Tue, 09/06/2022 - 09:59
Incident Type Wildfire
Cause Unknown
Location 13 miles NW of Brenham, TX
Incident Commander David Taylor, Texas A&M Forest Service
Coordinates 30° 16' 37'' Latitude
-96° 35'
20
'' Longitude
Current Situation
Total Personnel: 36
Size 397 Acres
Percent of Perimeter Contained 100%
Fuels Involved

Grass, Oak Timber, Leaf Litter
Significant Events

Minimal Smoldering
Outlook
Current Weather
Weather Concerns

Winds will be light and N-NE this morning in the wake of
yesterday's line of showers and storms. Winds will gradually
become E late this afternoon and return to SE during the overnight
hours. A stationary front remains stalled across Northern Texas,
but it could send a few showers and thunderstorms south and into
Washington and Burleson County this afternoon. That being said,
rain chances will peak at 30-40% from 1pm to 7pm. Should showers
pass overhead, relative humidity will stay high this afternoon.
However, should it not rain over the site, then dry air will mix
down to the surface and relative humidity could drop as low as 40%
this afternoon. There will be a temporary lull in rain chances
tonight, but by sunrise, rain chances increase again to 60% by
tomorrow afternoon due to a weak low pressure from the Gulf pushing inland.

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