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Pine Pond Fire

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Unit Information

Texas A&M Forest Service 
Texas 
College Station, 
Texas 
77845 
Texas A&M Forest Service 
Texas 
College Station, 
Texas 
77845 

Incident Contacts

  • Walter Flocke
    Email:
    walter.flocke@tfs.tamu.edu
    Phone:
    346-345-9746

Photographs Gallery

Marking a hazard tree on August 19
Firefighter ties a yellow and black striped ribbon on a burned tree classified as hazard
Firefighter ties a yellow and black striped ribbon on a burned tree classified as hazard
Marking a hazard tree on August 19

Firefighter with Texas A&M Forest Service Engine Crew 3960 marks a hazard tree on August 19, 2022

Firefighters hike into fire on August 19
Firefighters walk in a single file line on a dirt path, surrounded by green trees
Firefighters walk in a single file line on a dirt path, surrounded by green trees
Firefighters hike into fire on August 19

Firefighter with Texas A&M Forest Service Engine Crew 3960 hike into the Pine Pond Fire on August 19, 2022.

Checking for remaining heat on August 19
A single firefighter bends over to touch the black, burned ground to check for heat with a bare hand.
A single firefighter bends over to touch the black, burned ground to check for heat with a bare hand.
Checking for remaining heat on August 19

Firefighter with Texas A&M Forest Service Engine Crew 3960 checks burned ground for any reaming heat on August 19, 2022.

Firefighters in burned area on August 19
Multiple firefighters stand in an area that experienced extreme heat. Ground and trees are burned black with cloudy blue sky in background.
Multiple firefighters stand in an area that experienced extreme heat. Ground and trees are burned black with cloudy blue sky in background.
Firefighters in burned area on August 19

Firefighter with Texas A&M Forest Service Engine Crew 3960 enters heavily burned area on August 19, 2022

Skycrane water drop August 11
Smoke rises above tree line against cloudy, blue sky. Helicopter drops water that falls towards the ground.
Smoke rises above tree line against cloudy, blue sky. Helicopter drops water that falls towards the ground.
Skycrane water drop August 11

Type 1 helicopter (skycrane) drops water on fire activity below on August 11, 2022. Photo Credit: Corey Schimmel from Crew 7-1

Firefighter coordinates bucket drop August 11
Smokey filled sky with fire along ground in trees and grass. Firefighter stands in foreground while a helicopter drops water from a hanging bucket onto the fire.
Smokey filled sky with fire along ground in trees and grass. Firefighter stands in foreground while a helicopter drops water from a hanging bucket onto the fire.
Firefighter coordinates bucket drop August 11

A firefighter coordinates an aerial water drop from a helicopter as fire burns on August 11, 2022. Photo Credit: Corey Schimmel from Crew 7-1

Morning Briefing on August 17
Approximately 60 people stand in a semi-circle. Foreground has square, red tank filled with water casting a reflection of those standing nearby.
Approximately 60 people stand in a semi-circle. Foreground has square, red tank filled with water casting a reflection of those standing nearby.
Morning Briefing on August 17

Resources assigned to the Pine Pond Fire gather for their morning briefing before heading into the field on August 17, 2022

Mop-up hotspot on August 15
1 firefighter holds a red hose and sprays water on the ground to cool a hot spot. A second firefighter uses a tool to scrap the ground and dig down to allow water to penetrate the top layer of ground. Surrounding is trees, burned ground and dry vegetation
1 firefighter holds a red hose and sprays water on the ground to cool a hot spot. A second firefighter uses a tool to scrap the ground and dig down to allow water to penetrate the top layer of ground. Surrounding is trees, burned ground and dry vegetation
Mop-up hotspot on August 15

Firefighters from Pinhoti Vet Crew stir water into the ground to cool heat burning through the ground vegetation on August 15, 2022.

Hoselay Work on August 15
Multiple firefighters pull hose across bare ground to remove it from the forested area and return to the engine for another use.
Multiple firefighters pull hose across bare ground to remove it from the forested area and return to the engine for another use.
Hoselay Work on August 15

Texas A&M Engine 9630 begins to remove hoselay that was run from an engine to a hotspot on August 15, 2022.

Mop-up hotspot on August 15
A firefighter uses a chainsaw to cut a black, burned log laying across the forest floor.
A firefighter uses a chainsaw to cut a black, burned log laying across the forest floor.
Mop-up hotspot on August 15

Sawyer on Pinhoti Vet Crew cuts a burning, downed log into smaller pieces.

Bucket Drop on Hotspot on August 15
Yellow helicopter with a long line holding a water bucket. Water is being dumped out of bucket and onto trees below. Sky is partly cloud with blue.
Yellow helicopter with a long line holding a water bucket. Water is being dumped out of bucket and onto trees below. Sky is partly cloud with blue.
Bucket Drop on Hotspot on August 15

A type 1 helicopter (Sikorsky) works with firefighters on the ground to drop water on hotspots on the Pine Pond Fire for August 15, 2022

Firefighter Carries Hose on August 15
Firefighter stands on dozer line holding coiled white fire hoses. Fire hose is also draped across his shoulders and behind the neck to hike it out of the fire area.
Firefighter stands on dozer line holding coiled white fire hoses. Fire hose is also draped across his shoulders and behind the neck to hike it out of the fire area.
Firefighter Carries Hose on August 15

Firefighter from Texas A&M Engine 9630 carries multiple hoses back to the engine on August 15, 2022.

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