Wildfire Response

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Our Emergency Operations Center (EOC) at our headquarters in College Station provides statewide situational awareness and management of all agency emergency response activities. We are an “All Hazard” agency, meaning we respond not only to wildfires, but floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, snowstorms, and more.   The EOC uses state of the art technology to continuously monitor wildfire […]

Current Wildfire Preparedness Level: Level 1 Preparedness Levels 1-5 are planning assumptions and actions dictated by fuel and weather conditions, current and expected wildfire activity, regional preparedness levels, and fire suppression resource availability in state. Incident viewer Our incident viewer provides information about active and recently contained wildfires that Texas A&M Forest Service personnel respond […]

SEAT FAQ

Wildfire Preparedness Plan

Guide for media use when disseminating information related to fire

On Friday, a helicopter delivering water to the 150-acre Barth Fire in Caldwell County almost collided with a drone that came within feet of the aircraft.

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

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.

Texas A&M Forest Service continues to send firefighters, overhead and equipment to respond to wildfires burning across the country.

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.

Texas A&M Forest Service has opened a single engine air tanker base in Alpine, Texas to assist with wildfire response across the state.

Last week, on June 13, Texas A&M Forest Service responded to assist on the McDaniel Fire in Coke County, northwest of San Angelo. Extreme fire behavior–including multiple days with short crown runs and short-range spotting–coupled with topography challenges, wildland urban-interface and the remote location made the fire a challenge to contain and control.

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

There is high probability of a significant wildfire outbreak in West Texas and the Panhandle Tuesday, April 17 with elevated to critical wildfire conditions present today. The areas of concern include Amarillo, Ft. Stockton, and Midland/Odessa. “With these con

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

The Moore Volunteer Fire Department is now able to better protect the community after receiving a new fire engine. With the help of over $77,000 in grant funds from Texas A&M Forest Service, Moore VFD now has new means in protecting life and property in the event of a fire. “We had very old trucks […]

On Friday, a helicopter delivering water to the 150-acre Barth Fire in Caldwell County almost collided with a drone that came within feet of the aircraft.

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

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.

Texas A&M Forest Service continues to send firefighters, overhead and equipment to respond to wildfires burning across the country.

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.

Texas A&M Forest Service has opened a single engine air tanker base in Alpine, Texas to assist with wildfire response across the state.

Last week, on June 13, Texas A&M Forest Service responded to assist on the McDaniel Fire in Coke County, northwest of San Angelo. Extreme fire behavior–including multiple days with short crown runs and short-range spotting–coupled with topography challenges, wildland urban-interface and the remote location made the fire a challenge to contain and control.

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

There is high probability of a significant wildfire outbreak in West Texas and the Panhandle Tuesday, April 17 with elevated to critical wildfire conditions present today. The areas of concern include Amarillo, Ft. Stockton, and Midland/Odessa. “With these con

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

The Moore Volunteer Fire Department is now able to better protect the community after receiving a new fire engine. With the help of over $77,000 in grant funds from Texas A&M Forest Service, Moore VFD now has new means in protecting life and property in the event of a fire. “We had very old trucks […]

Our Emergency Operations Center (EOC) at our headquarters in College Station provides statewide situational awareness and management of all agency emergency response activities. We are an “All Hazard” agency, meaning we respond not only to wildfires, but floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, snowstorms, and more.   The EOC uses state of the art technology to continuously monitor wildfire […]

Current Wildfire Preparedness Level: Level 1 Preparedness Levels 1-5 are planning assumptions and actions dictated by fuel and weather conditions, current and expected wildfire activity, regional preparedness levels, and fire suppression resource availability in state. Incident viewer Our incident viewer provides information about active and recently contained wildfires that Texas A&M Forest Service personnel respond […]

Helping Hands Liability Relief HB-680

SEAT FAQ

Wildfire Preparedness Plan

Guide for media use when disseminating information related to fire