This fire is no longer active
Fire Status
OUT
Last Updated
1 year, 1 month ago
Fire Start
Friday, August 18, 2023 1:25 PM PDT
Incident #
TXS-3318-
Fuels
Short Grass (1 foot), Chaparral (6 feet)
Dispatch Notes
Control: 8/21/2023 23:15 | Contain: 8/19/2023 23:04
Current Weather
Fire Growth Potential
Fire Weather Forecast
Incident Overview
Inciweb information was updated: 1 year, 4 months ago
Texas A&M Forest Service received a request for assistance for a fire approximately 1/5 miles south of Encino, Texas on August 18, at 3:30 pm. The fire is actively burning and there are evacuations for residents along CR 304 (Las Cuatas Road). Multiple structure have been damaged and destroyed. Ongoing assessments will determine the number and types of structures impacted.
Local firefighters have been joined by personnel, heavy equipment, fire engines, and aviation resources from Texas A&M Forest Service and Texas Intrastate Fire Mutual Aid System.
The area will experience excessive heat today and low humidity will be below 30 percent through Saturday.
Basic Incident Details
Last Updated
Fri, Aug 18, 2023 7:59 PM UTC
Incident Type
Wildfire
Fire Discovered
Fri, Aug 18, 2023 3:30 PM UTC
Location
Approximately 1.5 miles south of Encino, Texas
Incident Commander
R. Peacock/Texas A&M Forest Service, in coordination with local authorities
Coordinates
26.904553333333, -98.139567222222
Current Situation
Size
1,500 Acres
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