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Wildland Fire Preparedness Level: Level 1
Visit the Texas A&M Forest Service Incident Viewer for information on active and recently contained wildfires.
Current Situation for Thursday, June 8, 2023 at 12:00 p.m.
*This information will be updated Monday - Friday unless significant wildfire activity occurs.
Yesterday, Texas A&M Forest Service did not respond to any new requests for assistance on wildfires across the state.
Texas has been
in a wet pattern with abundant rainfall observed across most of the state over
the past two weeks, which resulted in increased fuel moisture and the continued
greening of herbaceous fuels. As the wet pattern is forecast to continue
through the first half of this week, wildfire activity will be minimal.
Wildfire
activity may be possible in East Texas this week where pockets of dry timber
litter fuels are present. Small-acre wildfires have occurred over the past
seven days in areas with dry timber litter fuels that received minimal
rainfall.
Rainfall over
the last two weeks, as well as forecast rainfall this week, will result in herbaceous
fuels continuing to green in the Trans Pecos. However, a low potential for
wildfire activity persists in the western Trans Pecos region as a dryline moves
into the area late this week bringing warmer temperatures and lower relative
humidity levels.
No large
wildfires are expected statewide through the weekend due to a lack of
critically dry vegetation and fire weather triggers.
There are currently 55 counties with burn bans.
Texas A&M Forest Service firefighters are not currently responding to any active wildfires.
Contained Wildfires (100%):
Texas Wildfire Data and Information: current and historical wildfire information, statistics and resources.
Texas A&M Forest Service 2023 Wildfire Photos and Videos and 2023 Winter Storm Mara Response Photos.
Texas A&M Forest Service 2022 Wildfire Photos and Videos.
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