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Dempsey 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

  • Information Officer
    Email:
    information@tfs.tamu.edu
    Phone:
    979-255-0591
    Hours:
    0800-2000
  • Adam Turner
    Email:
    adam.turner@tfs.tamu.edu
    Phone:
    940-328-9158
    Hours:
    0800-2000

Photographs Gallery

Dempsey Fire
Air Attack circles the Dempsey Fire smoke plume as it relays information and coordinated with aircraft
Air Attack circles the Dempsey Fire smoke plume as it relays information and coordinated with aircraft
Dempsey Fire

Air Attack circles the Dempsey Fire smoke plume as it relays information and coordinated with aircraft

Dempsey Fire
Fire trucks are stopped on a roadway as smoke fills the skies behind them
Fire trucks are stopped on a roadway as smoke fills the skies behind them
Dempsey Fire

Smoke fills the skies in Palo Pinto County as first responders close roadways

Dempsey Fire
Flames burn orange and tall above the tree line
Flames burn orange and tall above the tree line
Dempsey Fire

Extreme fire activity is observed with group torching, crown runs and flame lengths well-above the tree line

Dempsey Fire
SEAT flies above trees and drops water near hotspot
SEAT flies above trees and drops water near hotspot
Dempsey Fire

Fire Boss Single Engine Air Tanker drops water on hotspot

IF YOU FLY, WE CAN'T
Red and black flyer with drone messaging
Red and black flyer with drone messaging
IF YOU FLY, WE CAN'T

If you fly, we can't.

Dempsey Fire
A DC10 airtanker flies near the smoke plume from the fire
A DC10 airtanker flies near the smoke plume from the fire
Dempsey Fire

DC10 airtanker flies over the Dempsey Fire before dropping retardant to slow progression

Dempsey Fire 6-24
black and white smoke rising out of brush
black and white smoke rising out of brush
Dempsey Fire 6-24

View from the left flank

Dempsey Fire 6-23
Fire burning in Juniper trees with smoke rising
Fire burning in Juniper trees with smoke rising
Dempsey Fire 6-23

Dozer line on the Dempsey fire the evening of 6-23

Dempsey Air Attack
Smoke rising from burnt vegetation
Smoke rising from burnt vegetation
Dempsey Air Attack

The Dempsey Fire as seen from the Air Attack platform.

Dempsey Air Attack 2
Active fire and smoke
Active fire and smoke
Dempsey Air Attack 2

Active fire as seen from the Air Attack platform

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