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Wildfire
Prescribed Fire
Burned Area
Response
Other Friday August 5th Texas A&M Forest Service received a request for assistance from Gorman Volunteer Fire Department for a wildfire located in Eastland County northeast of Gorman. Upon initial size up the fire is at 100 acres with moderate to extreme fire behavior, aircraft has been requested to assist ground resources with slowing the flanks and head of the fire. Dozers are engaging and have begun constructing containment line with holding support from engine crews.
Texas A&M Forest Service is currently working in unified command with local responders and is utilizing air attack for support. Aircraft have made several beneficial drops and fire activity has dropped tremendously at this time.
| Current as of | Tue, 09/06/2022 - 04:48 |
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| Incident Type | Wildfire |
| Cause | Human caused, farm equipment. |
| Date of Origin | |
| Location | Eastland County, 7 miles northeast of Gorman off of CoRd 510 |
| Incident Commander | Sean Snyder, United States Forest Service |
| Coordinates |
32° 19' 31'' Latitude
-98° 35' 9
'' Longitude
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| Size | 235 Acres |
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| Percent of Perimeter Contained | 100% |
| Fuels Involved | Grass, Oak and Brush |
| Planned Actions |
Continue to patrol and mop up fire. |
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| Weather Concerns | Hot and generally dry conditions will prevail through this evening |
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