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Blum 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

  • Information Officer
    Email:
    information@tfs.tamu.edu
  • Thomas Harlan
    Email:
    Thomas_Harlan@firenet.gov
    Phone:
    804-928-2928
    Hours:
    8-10 S-S

Blum Fire Evening Update, July 26, 2023

Blum Fire
Publication Type: News 07/27/2023

Blum Fire Evening Update

Wednesday, July 26, 2023

July 26, 2023

 

Size: 250 acres

Containment: 0%

Date Started: July 26, 2023

Cause: Unknown 

 

Structures: There have been 5 homes lost at this time with 25 more structures immediately threatened.

 

Evacuations: Currently there are no evacuations in place on the Blum Fire. Any residents to the North of White Rock Creek are advised to take precaution and exit the area due to the risk of further fire spread. Residents should take all people and pets, personal items needed for the next 24-48 hours, prescriptions, important papers, and any irreplaceable items with them if they do evacuate. Keeping these 5 things in mind will help to be prepared if evacuations are needed.

 

Local resources from multiple counties as well as state resources from Texas A&M Forest (TAMFS), Texas Intrastate Fire Mutual Aid System (TIFMAS), and Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) are responding to the Blum fire near Blum Texas. At this time the emphasis is on structure protection with dozers, engines and aircraft providing support.

 

Closures: FM Road 933 south of Blum to FM Road 1153 is closed due to fire activity. Residents should expect to see fire vehicles in and around the area and should use caution on the roadways. Fire crews will be in the area working along roads for the next several days.

 

Weather and Fire Behavior: High temperatures are expected to continue through to the weekend making conditions difficult for firefighters to directly attack the fire. Relative humidity is around 25% but tonight should recover to above 80%. Winds will remain high with occasional gusts out of the south. These winds are expected to decrease slightly tonight and then return to similar levels tomorrow.

 

Fire Information

Adam Turner

Public Information Officer, Texas A&M Forest Service

Email: adam.turner@tfs.tamu.edu

Phone: 940-328-9158

 

Inciweb: https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/txtxs-storage-fire

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