Wildfire Incident Report

Prepared: Tuesday, October 22, 2024 3:32:27 PM PDT

Wildfire Incident Report


Fire, Weather & Avalanche Center
La Grande, OR, USA
www.fireweatheravalanche.org
Incident #
TXS-2966-
FWAC Incident ID
43041122
Incident Name
Craft Fire
Last Updated
Saturday, December 16, 2023 10:18 AM PST
(11 months ago)
Fire Reported
Tuesday, August 8, 2023 5:19 PM PDT
(1 year, 2 months ago)
State
Texas
Incident Type
Wildfire
Location
10.3 miles NE of Jacksboro, TX
Fuels
Brush (2 feet), Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
Notes
Contain: 8/11/2023 00:00
Current Weather

Fire Growth Potential
Fire Weather Forecast
Incident Overview

Around 7 p.m. on August 5, Texas A&M Forest Service received a request for assistance on a fire burning 10 miles northeast of Jacksboro along Highway 59 in Jack County, Texas. The fire is burning in hardwood timber and grass fuels.

Texas A&M Forest Service has mobilized the following to assist with response efforts: fire managers and miscellaneous overhead, dozers, engine crews, and a suppression crew module from Texas Intrastate Fire Mutual Aid System (TIFMAS).

Last Updated
Wed, Aug 9, 2023 9:48 AM UTC
Incident Type
Wildfire
Fire Discovered
Tue, Aug 8, 2023 7:00 PM UTC
Location
Jack County, 10 miles northeast of Jacksboro off of HWY 59
Incident Commander
Ben Rieck, Texas A&M Forest Service
Coordinates
33.4, -98.031944444444
Size
500 Acres
Containment
20%
Fuels Involved

Grass, Oak and Mesquite

Planned Actions
Agency crews will continue constructing containment line and improving the existing containment line around the fire, Engine crews will assist with mop-up operations and structure protection as needed. Air craft have been ordered to be on scene as early as possible to assist with containment efforts. Additional agency taskforces have also been brought in to assist.
Dispatch Contact
Texas Interagency Coordination Center | Lufkin, TX
Phone: 936-875-4786
Website: https://ticc.tamu.edu/
Incident Map

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