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West Bend Fire

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Unit Information

Texas 
College Station, 
Texas 
77845 
Texas 
College Station, 
Texas 
77845 

Incident Contacts

  • Stuart S Morris
    Email:
    stuart.morris@tfs.tamu.edu
    Phone:
    9362177013
    Hours:
    SS 8-10p
  • Angel Lopez Portillo
    Email:
    angel.Lopez@tfs.tamu.edu
    Phone:
    9402834361
    Hours:
    SS 8-10p

News

July 19, 2022Size: 5000 acresContainment: 30%Date Started: July 19, 2022Road Closures and Evacuations:  Jolly is still under evacuation orders, HWY 287 is openCause: Undetermined Crews continue to work on constructing containment line around the West Bend Fire while aviation resources support their suppression efforts and line reinforcement. HWY 287 has reopened to traffic, but the town of Jolly remains evacuated. No homes have been lost, only one outbuilding had been destroyed.