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Burned Area
Response
OtherAround 6 p.m. on August 9, Texas A&M Forest Service received a request for assistance on a fire burning 8 miles South of Quanah in Hardeman County, Texas. The fire is burning in juniper shrub and grass fuels.
Texas A&M Forest Service has mobilized the following to assist with response efforts: fire managers and miscellaneous overhead, dozers, engine crews.
| Current as of | Thu, 08/17/2023 - 14:36 |
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| Incident Type | Wildfire |
| Cause | Undetermined |
| Date of Origin | |
| Location | Hardeman County, 8 miles South of Quanah along HWY 6 |
| Incident Commander | J. Webb, Texas A&M Forest Service |
| Coordinates |
34° 8' 54'' Latitude
-99° 47' 28
'' Longitude
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| Size | 2,642 Acres |
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| Percent of Perimeter Contained | 100% |
| Estimated Containment Date | 08/16/2023 |
| Fuels Involved | Grass, brush and Juniper. |
| Significant Events | Copper Breaks State Park has opened back up due to improved containment of the Monkey Creek Fire. Crews made good work holding the fire through the high winds with the thunderstorms that passed through the area last night, additionally, the Monkey Creek Fire received 2 inches of rain overnight. Many resources have been sent to assist with the Campbell Fire or back to their home unit.
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| Planned Actions |
Agency Crews have either returned to their home unit or been assigned to another fire. |
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| Weather Concerns | Convectively induced east to southeast winds at this typing are forecast to veer more southerly through sunrise. A more southwest direction and increase in speed is forecast by late morning with gusts around 30 mph likely. Storms are possible north of the burn site late this afternoon and evening, which may push outflow boundaries southward toward the burn site, shifting winds to westerly or northerly. If outflow boundaries do not affect the burn site, a northerly wind shift will still be seen after 9 p.m. as a strong cold front moves through. |
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