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OtherOn Thursday August 3rd, Texas A&M Forest Service (TAMFS) received a request for assistance on a fire approximately 11 miles east/northeast of Falfurrias, Texas. Texas A&M Forest Service responded around 4:50pm, providing personnel, dozers and air operation assistance to the local fire department. The fire is burning at a high rate of spread through tall grass and brush within an estimated 3,175 acre area. There are no losses to oil field equipment and no structures known to be threatened.
The left flank of the Laguna Larga Fire has minimal fire activity at this time and is mostly contained. The right flank remains active and air attack believes it could burn another two hundred acres overnight. Texas A&M Forest Service resources will remain on scene through the night assisting local staff with containment. Air attack will return in the morning to assess from the sky with Blackhawk helicopters. The Texas Intrastate Fire Mutual Aid System Strike Team (TIFMAS) from Cotulla will join the other crews in the morning.
| Current as of | Sun, 08/06/2023 - 10:43 |
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| Incident Type | Wildfire |
| Cause | Unknown |
| Date of Origin | |
| Location | 1 miles east/northeast of Falfurrias, Texas |
| Incident Commander | J. Degrazia, Texas A&M Forest Service |
| Coordinates |
27 ° 18' 43'' Latitude
-97° 58' 51
'' Longitude
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| Total Personnel: | 0 |
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| Size | 3,950 Acres |
| Percent of Perimeter Contained | 100% |
| Estimated Containment Date | 08/06/2023 |
| Fuels Involved | Tall grass and brush |
| Planned Actions |
12 h: Air operations provide fire retardant, dozers construct firelines and crews start managing heat within the containment linews |
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| Projected Incident Activity |
Texas A&M Forest Service resources will work with local staff to monitor and hold firelines |
| Weather Concerns | Dry conditions will continue with no chance of rain through Friday night. Light winds are expected to be south to southeast overnight, with gusts up to 30 mph through 9:00 pm before diminishing slowly through midnight.. Relative humidity values will increase overnight to around 90% before dropping below 35% Friday afternoon. Hot to warm temperatures will persist even into the overnight hours with a low overnight temperature of 78 degrees. Heat index values are dangerously high. |
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