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OtherThe Ramsey Fire Started the afternoon of March 20th in Brown County just West of the town of Blanket, Resources from Texas A&M Forest Service are working in unified command with local responders. Fire activity on the 20th was extreme due to high winds, but today is moderate due to precipitation that is occurring. Voluntary evacuations took place in the town of May, no reported structure loss at this time.
| Current as of | Wed, 04/13/2022 - 12:28 |
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| Incident Type | Wildfire |
| Cause | Power Lines Arcing from High Winds. |
| Date of Origin | |
| Location | Brown County, West of the Town of Blanket. |
| Incident Commander | Brandon Graves, Texas A&M Forest Service |
| Coordinates |
31° 49' 40'' Latitude
-98° 49' 27
'' Longitude
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| Total Personnel: | 50 |
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| Size | 3,456 Acres |
| Percent of Perimeter Contained | 100% |
| Fuels Involved | Heavy Brush, Grass |
| Projected Incident Activity |
Crews will continue to monitor the fire throughout the day and mop up any hot spots that persist. |
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| Remarks |
The fire did go to 100% containment March 23rd, but the local resources requested TAMFS to come back out the next day due to interior hot spots flaring up. Crews mitigated that heat and on March 25th, |
| Weather Concerns | Morning temperatures of 41 degrees, a RH value of 87%, and calm wind. Winds overall today are expected to stay less than 10 mph out of the north to northwest. Minimum RH values will drop to near 20%. Tonight winds will begin to shift to the south but should stay below 10 mph. RH values will recover into the mid 70s. Fire weather concerns increase for Friday as winds become gusty out of the south to southeast and RH values once again drop to near 20%. |
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