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Wildfire
Prescribed Fire
Burned Area
Response
OtherAcres: 200
Containment: 90%
Cause: Unknown
On Sunday, July 17th 2022 at 11:40 am, Texas A&M Forest Service was requested to investigate a large smoke column in Trinity County, TX Southeast of the town of Lovelady, TX. Firefighters arrived on scene to find moderate to high fire activity burning in a young pine plantation threatening 5 homes and multiple outbuildings. Air assists including 3 small engine air tankers and 1 type I helicopter were successful in performing water drops on highly active portions of the fire, assisting dozer crews in increasing containment.
Texas A&M Forest Service is in unified command with Trinity, Groveton, Pennington, Friday, and Lovelady Volunteer Fire Departments.
| Current as of | Sat, 07/23/2022 - 14:19 |
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| Incident Type | Wildfire |
| Cause | Unknown |
| Date of Origin | |
| Location | 6.5 miles southeast of Lovelady, Texas |
| Incident Commander | Michael Easley, Texas A&M Forest Service |
| Coordinates |
31° 4' 24'' Latitude
-95° 21' 15
'' Longitude
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| Total Personnel: | 16 |
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| Size | 350 Acres |
| Percent of Perimeter Contained | 100% |
| Fuels Involved | Mature Pine plantation |
| Significant Events | Minimal fire behavior was reported with some areas smoldering but no concerns to containment. |
| Projected Incident Activity |
Extensive mop up and monitoring will be required to reach 100% containment. |
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| Weather Concerns | South winds will continue to persist through the remainder of the day and into the evening, with minimum RH values reaching around 30% late this afternoon. Precipitation chances at the incident site will remain very low. |
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