Wildfire Incident Report
Prepared: Wednesday, January 15, 2025 2:16:48 AM PSTWildfire Incident Report
Fire, Weather & Avalanche Center
La Grande, OR, USA
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Incident #
TXS-3318-
FWAC Incident ID
45967490
Incident Name
Electric Slide Fire
Last Updated
Saturday, December 16, 2023 10:18 AM PST
(1 year, 1 month ago)
(1 year, 1 month ago)
Fire Reported
Friday, August 18, 2023 1:25 PM PDT
(1 year, 4 months ago)
(1 year, 4 months ago)
State
Texas
Incident Type
Wildfire
Location
21.6 miles S of Falfurrias, TX
Fuels
Short Grass (1 foot), Chaparral (6 feet)
Notes
Control: 8/21/2023 23:15 | Contain: 8/19/2023 23:04
Current Weather
Fire Growth Potential
Fire Weather Forecast
Incident Overview
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.
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
Size
1,500 Acres
Dispatch Contact
Texas Interagency Coordination Center | Lufkin, TX
Phone: 936-875-4786
Website: https://ticc.tamu.edu/
Phone: 936-875-4786
Website: https://ticc.tamu.edu/
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