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Phone: 979-255-0591 | Email: information@tfs.tamu.edu
Wildland Fire Preparedness Level: Level 3
Visit the Texas A&M Forest Service Incident Viewer for information on active and recently contained wildfires.
Current Situation for Friday, October 18, 2024 at 11:00 a.m.
*This information will be updated Monday - Friday unless significant wildfire activity occurs.
Yesterday, Texas A&M Forest Service responded to 10 new requests for assistance on wildfires burning 38.5 acres across the state.
There are currently 165 counties with burn bans in place. For information about the fire environment, see the Texas Fire Potential Update https://bit.ly/TexasFirePotentialUpdate.
Texas A&M Forest Service is not currently responding to any active wildfires.
Contained Wildfires (100%):
- Cass 2938 Fire, Cass County - 9 acres
- Cass 2940 Fire, Cass County - 3 acres
- Cass 2941 Fire, Cass County - 2 acres
- Cherokee 2946 Fire, Cherokee County - 2 acres
- Rusk 2937 Fire, Rusk County - 1.3 acres
- Titus 2947 Fire, Titus County - 5 acres
- Houston 2942 Fire, Houston County - 8 acres
- Jasper 2945 Fire, Jasper County - 0.9 acre
- Harris 2948 Fire, Harris County - 1 acre
- Tehuacana Creek Fire, Freestone County - 6.3 acres
- Liberty 2930 Fire, Liberty County - 6 acres
- Montgomery 2909 Fire, Montgomery County - 12 acres
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