Emergency Management

Facebook Posts Post 1: Texas A&M Forest Service and the National Weather Service have identified an extremely dangerous fire weather phenomena known as a Southern Plains Wildfire Outbreak, or SPWO, and are watching for it to occur in portions of Texas this spring. The environment conducive to an SPWO is characterized by dry vegetation, dry […]

Texas A&M Forest Service held a grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony for the newly outfitted Emergency Operation Center in College Station today.

Under the Texas Wildfire Protection Plan (TWPP), we work to reduce wildfire occurrence and loss in Texas through integrated programs that improve preparedness and respond capabilities statewide. The practices outlined in the plan are incorporated into the operational structure of the agency.   The TWPP has been used and refined over the past two decades as […]

Wildfire response Texas uses a tiered approach to wildfire response. Local fire departments and counties are the first responders, with state response activated as wildfires become more complex.   We are the lead agency for wildfire response in the state and maintain a network of strategically placed personnel and equipment for an efficient and effective response […]

In the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl, Texas A&M Forest Service conducted an initial assessment of the storm’s impact. As a result of tree damage and personnel resource allocation, the W.G. Jones State Forest has been temporarily closed.

Responding to wildfires and emergencies statewide Texas A&M Forest Service is the lead agency in Texas when is comes to fighting wildfires, and nationally-renowned for work in incident management. In addition to putting out fires, many of our programs are aimed at building local capacity and helping Texans help themselves. We work with local fire […]

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The largest wildfire in Texas history is actively burning today. The Smokehouse Creek Fire in Hutchinson County is burning a total of 1,075,000 acres across Texas and Oklahoma and is 3% contained.

Emergency grant applications are now open for volunteer fire departments included in Governor Abbott’s wildfire disaster declaration.

Texas A&M Forest Service encourages Texans to celebrate Smokey Bear’s 79th birthday today by being extremely cautious with all outdoor activities that create heat or sparks.

Rich Gray announced his retirement as Texas A&M Forest Service Chief Regional Fire Coordinator last month.

Since Jan. 1, firefighters with Texas A&M Forest Service and local fire departments saved 8,056 homes in the path of wildfire. Many of those homes had the first layers of protection — defensible space and fire-resistant construction materials — before fire crews arrived.

Last week, a Texas A&M Forest wildfire handcrew was mobilized to the Cedar Creek Fire in Oregon.

Texas A&M Forest Service is opening the Austin Airtanker Base at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to assist with increased wildfire activity across the state Saturday, July 15.

A Southern Plains Wildfire Outbreak occurred across the panhandle of Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas on Wednesday.

More than 70 Texas A&M Forest Service personnel are currently deployed to wildfire incidents across multiple western states including Arizona, California, Idaho and Montana.

Twenty-five Texas A&M Forest Service overhead personnel and operational fire resources, including two engine crews, are currently deployed to wildfire incidents in Colorado, Arizona, Alaska, New Mexico and Florida.

The Southern Area Type 1 Incident Management Red Team arrived in Texas this week to assist with the Copper Breaks Fire in Hardeman County. The Copper Breaks Fire is approximately 11 miles southwest of Quanah, Texas, and is currently 8,380 acres and 40% contained.

Texas A&M Forest Service is opening the Austin Airtanker Base at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to assist with increased wildfire activity across the state.

The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents have recognized James B. Rooni of Texas A&M Forest Service as a 2017-2018 Regents Fellow Service Award recipient.

Texas A&M Forest Service will host an upcoming Tree Recovery event in Houston as part of the NASCAR Green Race for Trees Campaign. This year, the campaign will distribute 500 trees in Houston to replace those that were damaged and destroyed by Hurricane Harvey. Area residents may

Higher-end critical wildfire conditions will be present over portions of Western Texas and the Panhandle tomorrow, March 18. There is a high probability of significant wildfire outbreak or a weather phenomenon called a Southern Plains Wildfire Outbreak.

Critical fire weather conditions will be present over the Texas Panhandle and West Texas regions Wednesday with a small chance of a weather-caused phenomena called a Southern Plains Wildfire Outbreak.

Grimes County has developed a plan that will better prepare the community for wildfires. The Community Wildfire Protection Plan is the 19th countywide CWPP in Texas. The plan is intended to help improve the safety of residents and emergency personnel and minimize

Texas A&M Forest Service is accepting applications for the 2017 Southern Pine Beetle Prevention Program. Through this cost-share program eligible forest landowners can receive financial and technical assistance related to reducing the threat of future SPB infestation

Ten years ago, Buffalo Gap, Texas became one of only three Firewise communities in the state. The citizens of Buffalo Gap will commemorate their 10 th year as a Firewise community with a celebration held at City Hall Nov. 11 at 10 a.m. Texas A&M Forest Service will presen

Three Texas fire departments were selected to receive more than $700,000 in grants from Texas A&M Forest Service through the Texas Intrastate Fire Mutual System on Oct. 19.

The Texas Division of Emergency Management has requested Texas A&M Forest Service assemble and lead an incident management team in response to heavy rainfall and potential flooding conditions in Hays County.

Firefighters and apparatus from across the state mobilized to assist with fighting fire and protecting homes in Bastrop County on the Hidden Pines Fire that ignited last Tuesday.

Texas A&M Forest Service has called in a DC-10 air tanker to help battle the wildfire raging through Bastrop County. The tanker can drop close to 12,000 gallons of retardant at a time, spreading a swath three-quarters of a mile long and 500 feet wide.

Bastrop is no stranger to the dangers and devastation that wildfire can bring to a community. One weekend proved how reducing overgrown vegetation and implementing other mitigating efforts can decrease the severity of wildfires—potentially saving a community from a destructive fire.

NIMS Resolution form for career FD

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Texas A&M Forest Service held a grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony for the newly outfitted Emergency Operation Center in College Station today.

In the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl, Texas A&M Forest Service conducted an initial assessment of the storm’s impact. As a result of tree damage and personnel resource allocation, the W.G. Jones State Forest has been temporarily closed.

The largest wildfire in Texas history is actively burning today. The Smokehouse Creek Fire in Hutchinson County is burning a total of 1,075,000 acres across Texas and Oklahoma and is 3% contained.

Emergency grant applications are now open for volunteer fire departments included in Governor Abbott’s wildfire disaster declaration.

Texas A&M Forest Service encourages Texans to celebrate Smokey Bear’s 79th birthday today by being extremely cautious with all outdoor activities that create heat or sparks.

Rich Gray announced his retirement as Texas A&M Forest Service Chief Regional Fire Coordinator last month.

Since Jan. 1, firefighters with Texas A&M Forest Service and local fire departments saved 8,056 homes in the path of wildfire. Many of those homes had the first layers of protection — defensible space and fire-resistant construction materials — before fire crews arrived.

Last week, a Texas A&M Forest wildfire handcrew was mobilized to the Cedar Creek Fire in Oregon.

Texas A&M Forest Service is opening the Austin Airtanker Base at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to assist with increased wildfire activity across the state Saturday, July 15.

A Southern Plains Wildfire Outbreak occurred across the panhandle of Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas on Wednesday.

More than 70 Texas A&M Forest Service personnel are currently deployed to wildfire incidents across multiple western states including Arizona, California, Idaho and Montana.

Twenty-five Texas A&M Forest Service overhead personnel and operational fire resources, including two engine crews, are currently deployed to wildfire incidents in Colorado, Arizona, Alaska, New Mexico and Florida.

The Southern Area Type 1 Incident Management Red Team arrived in Texas this week to assist with the Copper Breaks Fire in Hardeman County. The Copper Breaks Fire is approximately 11 miles southwest of Quanah, Texas, and is currently 8,380 acres and 40% contained.

Texas A&M Forest Service is opening the Austin Airtanker Base at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to assist with increased wildfire activity across the state.

The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents have recognized James B. Rooni of Texas A&M Forest Service as a 2017-2018 Regents Fellow Service Award recipient.

Texas A&M Forest Service will host an upcoming Tree Recovery event in Houston as part of the NASCAR Green Race for Trees Campaign. This year, the campaign will distribute 500 trees in Houston to replace those that were damaged and destroyed by Hurricane Harvey. Area residents may

Higher-end critical wildfire conditions will be present over portions of Western Texas and the Panhandle tomorrow, March 18. There is a high probability of significant wildfire outbreak or a weather phenomenon called a Southern Plains Wildfire Outbreak.

Critical fire weather conditions will be present over the Texas Panhandle and West Texas regions Wednesday with a small chance of a weather-caused phenomena called a Southern Plains Wildfire Outbreak.

Grimes County has developed a plan that will better prepare the community for wildfires. The Community Wildfire Protection Plan is the 19th countywide CWPP in Texas. The plan is intended to help improve the safety of residents and emergency personnel and minimize

Texas A&M Forest Service is accepting applications for the 2017 Southern Pine Beetle Prevention Program. Through this cost-share program eligible forest landowners can receive financial and technical assistance related to reducing the threat of future SPB infestation

Ten years ago, Buffalo Gap, Texas became one of only three Firewise communities in the state. The citizens of Buffalo Gap will commemorate their 10 th year as a Firewise community with a celebration held at City Hall Nov. 11 at 10 a.m. Texas A&M Forest Service will presen

Three Texas fire departments were selected to receive more than $700,000 in grants from Texas A&M Forest Service through the Texas Intrastate Fire Mutual System on Oct. 19.

The Texas Division of Emergency Management has requested Texas A&M Forest Service assemble and lead an incident management team in response to heavy rainfall and potential flooding conditions in Hays County.

Firefighters and apparatus from across the state mobilized to assist with fighting fire and protecting homes in Bastrop County on the Hidden Pines Fire that ignited last Tuesday.

Texas A&M Forest Service has called in a DC-10 air tanker to help battle the wildfire raging through Bastrop County. The tanker can drop close to 12,000 gallons of retardant at a time, spreading a swath three-quarters of a mile long and 500 feet wide.

Bastrop is no stranger to the dangers and devastation that wildfire can bring to a community. One weekend proved how reducing overgrown vegetation and implementing other mitigating efforts can decrease the severity of wildfires—potentially saving a community from a destructive fire.

Under the Texas Wildfire Protection Plan (TWPP), we work to reduce wildfire occurrence and loss in Texas through integrated programs that improve preparedness and respond capabilities statewide. The practices outlined in the plan are incorporated into the operational structure of the agency.   The TWPP has been used and refined over the past two decades as […]

Wildfire response Texas uses a tiered approach to wildfire response. Local fire departments and counties are the first responders, with state response activated as wildfires become more complex.   We are the lead agency for wildfire response in the state and maintain a network of strategically placed personnel and equipment for an efficient and effective response […]

Responding to wildfires and emergencies statewide Texas A&M Forest Service is the lead agency in Texas when is comes to fighting wildfires, and nationally-renowned for work in incident management. In addition to putting out fires, many of our programs are aimed at building local capacity and helping Texans help themselves. We work with local fire […]

NIMS Resolution form for career FD

NIMS Resolution form for VFD

Facebook Posts Post 1: Texas A&M Forest Service and the National Weather Service have identified an extremely dangerous fire weather phenomena known as a Southern Plains Wildfire Outbreak, or SPWO, and are watching for it to occur in portions of Texas this spring. The environment conducive to an SPWO is characterized by dry vegetation, dry […]

SEAT FAQ

fire resilient decks

Guide for media use when disseminating information related to fire

Fact sheet about Urban Forest Strike Team

Information sheet on shearing for site preparation