Single Incident Information

Number of Fires: 7
Total Acres Burned: 703
Containment: 70%
Homes or Structures Lost: 0
Incidents - 1    
  

On August 9th, 2022 at approximately 12:00pm air detection plains began spotting multiple smoke columns building just south of Highway 287 between the towns Corrigan and Groveton, Texas. Texas A&M Forest Service responded and encountered several of the fires showing moderate to high fire behavior that were highly resistant to containment by firefighters. The fires were moving quickly through the canopies of mixed aged pine plantations and logging slash and burning intensely. 
 
Texas A&M Forest Service began working in unified command with local fire departments, United States Forest Service, and private timber companies on the ground to establish control lines around fires. Ground resources worked extensively with aircraft resources including Large Air Tankers (LATS), Very Large Air Tankers (VLATS), Fire Boss Single Engine Air Tankers, and Type 1 Helicopters. 

Crews were able to work diligently late into the evening and increase containment of all the major fires to 100%. Dozer crews returned the following morning on August 10th to monitor the fires and continue improving containment lines. With the exception of several hunting camp structures being threatened and saved, no threat to life or property were experienced on these fires.
 
A total of seven wildfires were responded throughout the afternoon on August 9th, the largest being the TNT Fire the burned 383 acres. 
From largest to smallest wildfires in terms of acres burned, they are listed as follows: 
TNT Fire -  383 acres at 100% containment
Gate 6 Fire - 200 acres at 100% containment
Polk 4762 Fire - 60 acres at 100% containment
Polk 4776 Fire - 30 acres at 70% containment
Polk 4758 Fire - 30 acres at 100% containment
Polk 4739 Fire - 18 acres at 100% containment