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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

Type 1 Helicopter Fills Water Bucket on August 15
A yellow helicopter hovers over a pond. A long line hangs from the helo and has a yellow bucket at the end. Partly cloudy blue sky in background.
A yellow helicopter hovers over a pond. A long line hangs from the helo and has a yellow bucket at the end. Partly cloudy blue sky in background.
Type 1 Helicopter Fills Water Bucket on August 15

A type 1 helicopter (Sikorsky) hovers above a pond used as a dip site. The helicopter will lower the bucket into the water to fill it up and then drop it on hotspots within the fire's perimeter on August 15, 2022.

Hose backhaul on August 15
Piles of white hose lays on ground. Hose in foreground has multiple brun and melted spots from damage on the fire line
Piles of white hose lays on ground. Hose in foreground has multiple brun and melted spots from damage on the fire line
Hose backhaul on August 15

Firefighters backhauling equipment such as hoselays from the fire line that are no longer needed or damaged.

Drone Operations on August 15
Multiple people working to set up equipment, tent, and drone launch pad to prepare for a recon flight. Foreground has large, round orange mat on ground with a red and white drone set on top.
Multiple people working to set up equipment, tent, and drone launch pad to prepare for a recon flight. Foreground has large, round orange mat on ground with a red and white drone set on top.
Drone Operations on August 15

Texas DPS, Bastrop County C.E.R.T and CAPCOG set up equipment in preparation for an aerial recon using a drone.

Morning Briefing for August 15
A couple dozen people stand in a circle in an open field to get information needed for the days operations. Multiple fire vehicles are parked in the background with a cloudy blue sky.
A couple dozen people stand in a circle in an open field to get information needed for the days operations. Multiple fire vehicles are parked in the background with a cloudy blue sky.
Morning Briefing for August 15

Resources assigned to the Pine Pond Fire attend the daily, morning briefing. This meeting gives them the latest operational update, weather, and assignments before going out to work on the fireline.

Drone Operations on August 15
Multiple people stand at the back of a black van with it's doors open. Inside is a large tv displaying imagery from the drone actively flying over the fire area.
Multiple people stand at the back of a black van with it's doors open. Inside is a large tv displaying imagery from the drone actively flying over the fire area.
Drone Operations on August 15

Incident Commander Steven Willingham works with Texas DPS and CAPCOG to conduct an aerial recon using a drone. The team watch the footage in real time to identify heat signatures and direct firefighters into the area.

August 11th fire burning through trees
Black, burned land in foreground. Large flames consume all trees in photo and flames grow up and above the tree tops against a dark smoke filled sky.
Black, burned land in foreground. Large flames consume all trees in photo and flames grow up and above the tree tops against a dark smoke filled sky.
August 11th fire burning through trees

Extreme fire behavior moves through the trees on August 11th. Photo Credit: Chad Briggs Engine Boss on Texas A&M Engine 9630 (Employed by Virginia Department of Forestry)

Filling engine with water on August 13
Square, red tank filled with water. Fire engine backed up to the water tank. Two firefighters run a black hose into the water tank to suck water into the engine.
Square, red tank filled with water. Fire engine backed up to the water tank. Two firefighters run a black hose into the water tank to suck water into the engine.
Filling engine with water on August 13

Virginia Department of Forestry Engine 350 refills their engine tank by sucking water from a holding tank on August 13, 2022

Jackson Hotshots patrol line on August 13
Two firefighters walk along dozer line surrounded by trees on both sides. One firefighter is carrying a chainsaw on their shoulder.
Two firefighters walk along dozer line surrounded by trees on both sides. One firefighter is carrying a chainsaw on their shoulder.
Jackson Hotshots patrol line on August 13

2 Firefighters from Jackson IHC patrol dozer line on August 13, 2022

Texas A&M Engine 9630 Extinguish Hotspot August 13
2 male firefighters in yellow shirts and green pants work to extinguish heat under a tree. One firefighter uses a hose to spray water while another stands nearby with a tool, ready to dig and stir dirt to get the water mixed in.
2 male firefighters in yellow shirts and green pants work to extinguish heat under a tree. One firefighter uses a hose to spray water while another stands nearby with a tool, ready to dig and stir dirt to get the water mixed in.
Texas A&M Engine 9630 Extinguish Hotspot August 13

Firefighters on Texas A&M Engine 9630 use a water hose and tools to cool heat and prevent further spread. Photo taken on August 13, 2022

Smoke Column on August 11
Black, gray and white smoke rise from trees mostly blocked by white smoke. Ground is burned black with a small portion of unburned grass.
Black, gray and white smoke rise from trees mostly blocked by white smoke. Ground is burned black with a small portion of unburned grass.
Smoke Column on August 11

Large smoke column rises from the trees and smoke settles across the burned ground on August 11th, day 1. Photo Credit: Eddy Gordon with AZ-KNF Crew 7-1

AZ-KNF Crew 7-1 remove vegetation on August 13
1 firefighter uses a chainsaw to cut vegetation while 2 other firefighters remove the cut vegetation and move it out of the way.
1 firefighter uses a chainsaw to cut vegetation while 2 other firefighters remove the cut vegetation and move it out of the way.
AZ-KNF Crew 7-1 remove vegetation on August 13

Firefighters from AZ-KNF Crew 7-1 use a chainsaw to cut and remove vegetation to clear a path for fire access on August 13, 2022

Fire behavior on August 11
White and grey smoke rises from the ground and up through the trees, filling the sky. Dry grass covers the foreground.
White and grey smoke rises from the ground and up through the trees, filling the sky. Dry grass covers the foreground.
Fire behavior on August 11

Smoke rises through the trees as fire spreads on the Pine Pond Fire on August 11th. Photo Credit: Chad Briggs Engine Boss on Texas A&M Engine 9630 (Employed by Virginia Department of Forestry)

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