Wildfire Incident Information
Terrain
Satellite
OSM
0% contained
Fire Status
CONTAINED
Last Updated
1 day, 7 hours ago
Fire Start
Saturday, August 5, 2023 3:12 PM PDT
Incident #
TXS-2845-
Fuels
Short Grass (1 foot), Brush (2 feet)
Dispatch Notes
Contain: 8/7/2023 19:18

Current Weather

Fire Growth Potential

Fire Weather Forecast

Incident Overview

Inciweb information was updated: 2 months ago

After 5 p.m. on Aug. 5, Texas A&M Forest Service received a request for assistance on a fire burning 1.5 miles south of Fort Davis along Highway 17 in Jeff Davis County, Texas. The fire is burning in grass and brush fuels.

Texas A&M Forest Service has mobilized the following to assist with response efforts: fire managers and miscellaneous overhead, dozers, engine crews and a suppression crew module from Texas Intrastate Fire Mutual Aid System (TIFMAS), Emergency Medical Task Force (EMTF) personnel.

Basic Incident Details

Last Updated
Sat, Aug 5, 2023 8:45 PM UTC
Incident Type
Wildfire
Cause
Lightning
Fire Discovered
Sat, Aug 5, 2023 6:12 PM UTC
Location
1.5 miles south of Fort Davis, Texas in Jeff Davis County
Incident Commander
B. Watson, Texas A&M Forest Service
Jeff Davis County
Coordinates
30.578, -103.93

Current Situation

Size
150 Acres
Containment
0%

Dispatch Center Contact

Texas Interagency Coordination Center (TXTIC)

Lufkin, TX

936-875-4786

https://ticc.tamu.edu/