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Dempsey Fire Update
July 3, 2022 10:00 am

Size: 11,597 acres
Containment: 96%
Cause: Undetermined

Yesterday, crews identified a spot fire that had crossed the lines and quickly constructed line around it. The spot fire is included in the current acreage and will be monitored today. Additionally local fire departments responded to several new fires due to lightning strikes in the area around the incident. Resources from the Dempsey fire were no needed to contain those new starts. The storm that caused those fires did provide some beneficial moisture over the fire.

Today firefighters will be working to patrol existing lines for any hot spots or spot fires. Along the Brazos River crews will be gridding the green, a process where personnel walk in a straight line through the unburned area adjacent to the line to search for spot fires and embers, to search for any additional spot fires. Ensuring there are no spot fires in the thick fuels around the perimeter helps ensure that the fire is well and truly within the constructed lines and there will be no additional growth. Resources also continue to stand-by to respond to new starts as requested by local fire departments.