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Campbell Fire

News - 08/12/2023

Campbell Fire Daily Update

August 12, 2023

Size: 4000 acres

Containment: 25%

Start Date: August 11, 2023

Cause: Unknown

Around 4:00 p.m. on August 11, Texas A&M Forest Service received a request for assistance on a fire burning 2 miles North of Olney in Archer County, Texas. The fire is burning in juniper shrub and grass fuels.

Multiple dozers from Texas A&M Forest Service have worked to construct containment line around the fire as it pushed North. Engine crews are performing structure protection along with mop-up operations and patrolling the containment lines, aviation resources have been making several retardant drops to slow the head and flanks of the fire giving ground crews more time to construct containment lines.

Weather conditions today will prove challenging to responders as high winds and extreme temperatures will likely increase fire behavior today.

Evacuations:

Voluntary evacuations have taken place.