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Welder Complex Update

Sunday, March 9, 2025

Size: 840 total acres; Welder Fire - 70 acres, Railway Fire 770 acres

Containment: 100%

Start Date: March 4, 2025

Cause: Texas A&M Forest Service Law Enforcement investigators determined the Welder Fire to be caused by Powerlines and the Railway Fire caused by a roadside start. 

The Welder Complex started on March 4th, 2025 with two separate fires, the Welder fire and the Railway Fire. These fires both began to grow quickly and were initially responded to by local fire departments. Texas A&M Forest Service was requested to provide additional assistance and brought additional fire engines, heavy equipment, and fire fighters to assist with suppressing these fires.

Yesterday: Firefighters completed containment lines yesterday and continued to patrol and mop up the perimeter of these fires. Engines worked around the edges of these fires looking for any areas of heat and extinguished those heats to remove any threats to the containment lines. The fire perimeters were also mapped more accurately and acreages updated. Full containment for the Welder Complex at end of shift yesterday.

State resources have been released and, pending any significant change in fire activity, this incident will no longer be updated.