Grissom Fire near Lake Brownwood, Texas - Current Incident Information and Wildfire Map

Sponsored by

100% contained

Fire Status

CONTAINED

Last Updated

34 mins, 28 secs ago

Fire Start

Saturday, May 7, 2022 4:04 PM PDT

Incident #

2022-TXTXS-002888

Fuels

Tall Grass (2.5 feet), Brush (2 feet)

Dispatch Notes

Control: 5/16/2022 00:49 | Contain: 5/11/2022 00:11 | Out: 5/16/2022 00:50

Primary Fire Agency

State Forest Service — Texas A & M Forest Service

Sponsored by

Current Weather

Fire Growth Potential

Fire Weather Forecast

AD

Incident Overview

Inciweb information was updated: 1 month ago

The Drissom Fire started on the afternoon of May 7th, and was extremely active with the column visible from Abilene. Texas A&M Forest Service (TAMFS) arrive on scene around 20:00 and is working in unified command with several local responders. TAMFS dozer crews are working to put in fire line with several rural structure threatened in the area. Extremely high temperatures coupled with dry fuels have contributed to the extreme fire behavior.

Basic Incident Details

Incident Type

Wildfire

Date of Origin

Saturday, May 7, 2022 3:00 PM PDT

Location

Coleman County near Brown County line, off of county road 108

Incident Commander

Jacob Brockett, Texas A&M Forest Service

Coordinates

31.798, -99.208

Size (Acres)

1,552

Containment

100%

Fuels Involved

Mesquite, Juniper and Grass

Fire Incident Contact

Incident Contact

Stuart Morris
Email: stuart.morris@tfs.tamu.edu
Phone: 9362177013

Fire Unit Information

Texas A&M Forest Service
Texas
College Station, TX 77845

Dispatch Center Contact

Texas Interagency Coordination Center (TXTIC)

Lufkin, TX

936-875-4786

https://ticc.tamu.edu/