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We're tasked by the state with responding to wildfires. We study weather patterns, drought cycles and the status of vegetation across the state to predict when and where dangerous fire conditions may occur. Should a wildfire ignite, we maintain a statewide network of strategically-placed teams of firefighters and equipment so that we're able to respond quickly when the call comes.
Rural fire departments respond to 80 percent of wildfires in Texas - and they do it with shoestring budgets and almost entirely with volunteers. We help fire departments pay for needed training and equipment and help Texans learn how to prevent, prepare for and protect against wildfire.
With roughly 94 percent of forestland in Texas privately owned, the trees, forests—and the benefits they provide - rests in the hands of thousands of Texans. While keeping the entire state's forested landscape in mind, we inform and educate landowners on sustainable land management practices.
We work with communities to plant, care for and conserve trees. We empower local volunteers to make a positive impact in their communities. We are here to assist when disaster strikes with damage assessments, information, technical assistance and long-term recovery.
We analyze and monitor forests, landscapes and communities for susceptibility to health and wildfire risks. We take action with education, information, diagnosis and treatment. We know that any information we have is more powerful when we give it to you.
We can help quench your thirst for learning. Explore links to identify trees using their leaves and branches, create your own tree trails and experience Texas history from the perspective of a witness tree. Share activities in the classroom to open up a world of conservation for new generations.
Rural fire departments respond to 80 percent of the wildfires in Texas - and they do it with shoestring budgets and a staff often made up almost entirely of volunteers. Sometimes they need a little help. Our programs help fire departments pay for needed training and equipment. We also help communities and property owners learn to prevent, prepare for and protect against wildfire.
We work with communities to plant, care for and conserve trees where people live, work and play. We foster appreciation and stewardship of urban forests empowering local volunteers to make a positive impact in their communities. We are here to assist when disaster strikes. From damage assessment, to information and technical assistance, to long-term recovery - we help property owners and communities thrive.
Our experts research, analyze and carefully monitor forests, landscapes and communities for susceptibility to health and wildfire risks. We take action with education, information, diagnosis and treatment. We know that any information or knowledge we have is more powerful when we give it to you. As a state agency, our responsibility is share what we know.
If you have an unquenchable thirst for learning, we offer programs and information that you may either explore independently or share with a group. Learn about trees, forests, the benefits they provide and the challenges they face. Read stories about trees that are living witness to Texas history. Locate champion trees across the state. And bring activities into the classroom to open a world of conservation to a new generation.
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Texas A&M Forest Service ContactInformation Officer, 979-255-0591, information@tfs.tamu.edu
Texas A&M Forest Service incident photos can be found here.
Current Situation September 29, 2022 at 10:30 a.m.
Yesterday, Texas A&M Forest Service responded to 13 wildfires for 198 acres burned across the state.
A week of accelerated drying is forecast with very dry air over the eastern half of the state behind a cold front that moved through Southeast Texas this morning. With poor overnight recoveries and daily relative humidity values under 25%, widespread critically to extremely dry surface fuels will expand across the eastern half of the state. High initial attack activity and low to moderate significant fire potential are forecast in high-risk Pine/Yaupon fuels of the Western Pineywoods, Central and Southeast Texas Wednesday through Friday.
There are currently 95 counties with burn bans.
*This information will be updated Monday - Friday while wildfire activity remains low.
Active Wildfires:
For frequent incident updates, visit https://twitter.com/AllHazardsTFS.
Contained Wildfires (100%):
Current Wildland Fire Preparedness Level:
On September 6, 2022, Texas A&M Forest Service lowered the Wildland Fire Preparedness Level to Level 1.
Preparedness Levels in state are dictated by fuel and weather conditions, fire activity and fire suppression resource availability. Level 5 is the highest level of wildland fire activity and indicates heavy resource commitment to fires locally.
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We urge residents to prepare and heed warnings from state and local officials.
For Current Situation
· State of Texas Hurricane Center https://gov.texas.gov/hurricane
· Texas road closures https://drivetexas.org/#/8/29.638/-95.877?future=false
· National Hurricane Center http://www.nhc.noaa.gov
· National Weather Service http://www.weather.gov/
· American Red Cross evacuation and shelter app rdcrss.org/2vkhX0Q
· Safe and Well - report yourself safe or search for someone https://safeandwell.communityos.org/cms/index.php
· Turn Around Don’t Drown https://www.weather.gov/safety/flood-turn-around-dont-drown
· Texas A&M Forest Service http://texasforestservice.tamu.edu/CurrentSituation/
Preparedness and Safety
· Flood preparedness and response https://www.ready.gov/floods?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIurnm_vL31QIViVt-Ch2bbwB8EAMYAiAAEgJQLfD_BwE
· Red Cross http://www.redcross.org/images/MEDIA_CustomProductCatalog/m4340128_Flood.pdf
· Disaster Preparedness Kits https://www.cdc.gov/childrenindisasters/checklists/kids-and-families.html
After the Flood
· FEMA https://www.fema.gov/aftertheflood
· OSHA https://www.osha.gov/OshDoc/floodCleanup.html
· CDC http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/floods/cleanupwater.asp,
https://www.cdc.gov/disasters/foodwater/facts.html
https://www.cdc.gov/mold/cleanup.htm
· TCEQ Drinking water safety https://www.tceq.texas.gov/drinkingwater
· Texas Department of State Health Services http://www.dshs.texas.gov/
· FEMA - Disaster Assistance www.disasterassistance.gov
· Texas Department of Insurance - http://www.tdi.texas.gov/
· Ready.gov - https://www.ready.gov/floods
· National Fire Protection Association -
https://www.nfpa.org/-/media/Files/Public-Education/Resources/Safety-tip-sheets/GeneratorSafety.ashx
Volunteer Information
· Red Cross - http://www.redcross.org/volunteer/become-a-volunteer#step1
· Texas Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster - https://txvoad.communityos.org/cms/node/104
Agricultural
· Livestock Disaster Preparedness Kit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWvnT2HeOdY
· Floods and your Livestock: http://www.prep4agthreats.org/Assets/Factsheets/Floods-and-Your-Livestock.pdf
· Small Animal Disaster Preparedness Kit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-TnDcp_iio
· AgriLife Extension hurricane disaster website https://texashelp.tamu.edu
Texas A&M Forest Service offers careers that can take you anywhere from a wildfire line defending lives and homes, to a forest protecting and conserving Texas natural resources to a computer working on a new application to create solutions for Texans across the state.
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Texas A&M Forest Service and the Texas Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture recognized the Texas Community Forestry Award winners yesterday at the 42nd annual Texas Tree Conference in Waco, Texas.
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