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Cotton Field 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

Stuart Morris
Email: stuart.morris@tfs.tamu.edu
Phone: 9362177013

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 Texas A&M Forest Service (TAMFS) received a request for assistance on a fire in Eastland County off of County Road 229-P close to the Callahan county line approximately 10 miles northeast of Cross Plains. TAMFS is currently working in unified command with local responders, dozers from Brownwood and engine crews from Merkel are currently constructing fire containment line and performing structure protection. The fire was showing extreme behavior with single tree torching and making short crown runs, but has moderated with improving weather conditions as the evening sets in.

Basic Information
Current as of Thu, 07/07/2022 - 06:29
Incident Type Wildfire
Cause Power lines
Date of Origin
Location Eastland County off of County Road 229-P
Incident Commander Jacob Brockett, Texas A&M Forest Service
Coordinates 32° 14' 34'' Latitude
-99° 5'
58
'' Longitude
Current Situation
Size 119 Acres
Percent of Perimeter Contained 100%
Fuels Involved

Grass with Heavy Brush
Significant Events

The Cotton Field Fire is currently 80 acres with a 20 acre spot fire, forward progression is currently stopped on both fires.
Outlook
Planned Actions

Continue constructing containment line around the fire and perform structure protection as needed.
Current Weather
Weather Concerns

Winds are currently out of the south-southeast, but will become
out of the south-southwest over the next few hours. Today will be
sunny, hot, dry, and breezy with temperatures around 100 and RH
falling to near 20-24 percent later this afternoon. Wind speeds
will generally remain around 15 mph with gusts between 20-25 mph
today and tonight. RH will recover to around 75 percent tonight
with another hot, dry, and breezy day expected tomorrow.

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Cotton Field Fire Afternoon Update, 7/5 2:00 PM
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