Wildfire Incident Information
Terrain
Satellite
OSM
This fire is no longer active
0% contained
Fire Status
OUT
Last Updated
7 months ago
Fire Start
Sunday, August 6, 2023 12:50 PM PDT
Incident #
TXS-2871-
Fuels
Timber (Grass and Understory), Brush (2 feet)
Dispatch Notes
Contain: 8/12/2023 00:51

Current Weather

Fire Growth Potential

Fire Weather Forecast

Incident Overview

Inciweb information was updated: 12 months ago

At 4:50 p.m. on Aug. 6, Texas A&M Forest Service received a request for assistance on a fire burning southwest of Godley, Johnson County, Texas. The fire is burning in grass fuels, and is exhibiting moderate to extreme fire behavior, burning actively on both flanks and the head.

Multiple structures are threatened and a voluntary evacuation is in place for CR 1233. Fire managers are requesting law enforcement support to clear boater traffic off of Lake Granbury.

Texas A&M Forest Service has mobilized the following to assist with response efforts: fire managers and miscellaneous overhead, dozers, engine crews from Texas Intrastate Fire Mutual Aid System (TIFMAS), Emergency Medical Task Force (EMTF) personnel and aircraft, including an air attack plane (AA), single engine air tankers (SEATs), a fireboss plane (FB), helicopters and a large airtanker (LAT).

A Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) is in place for the area over the fire, [NOTAM: FDC 3/9140, bit.ly/3OsCM3E]. Please avoid the area to provide a safe environment for firefighting aircraft.

Basic Incident Details

Last Updated
Sun, Aug 6, 2023 6:30 PM UTC
Incident Type
Wildfire
Cause
Unknown
Fire Discovered
Sun, Aug 6, 2023 4:50 PM UTC
Location
3 mi southwest of Godley Texas, Johnson County
Incident Commander
No information at this time
Coordinates
32.418718333333, -97.569985

Current Situation

Total Personnel
35
Size
300 Acres
Containment
0%
Fuels Involved

Grass

Dispatch Center Contact

Texas Interagency Coordination Center (TXTIC)

Lufkin, TX

936-875-4786

https://ticc.tamu.edu/