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Training Area 23 Fire

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

Incident Contacts

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Email: information@tfs.tamu.edu
Phone: 979-255-0591

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 Texas A&M Forest Service responded to a request for assistance on the Training Area 23 wildfire in Bexar County. The fire ignited on April 9, 2022.


Texas A&M Forest Service is working in unified command with Joint Base San Antonio's Fire Department and initially responded on April 9 with a task force out of Fredericksburg (2 dozers, 2 engines), a Texas Intrastate Fire Mutual Aid System (TIFMAS) Strike Team (5 engines), 3 single engine air tankers, 1 air attack platform, 1 lead plane, 1 type 1 helicopter and 2 large airtankers at this time.  Additional TIFMAS Strike Teams have joined the suppression efforts on April 10.  Fire fighters continue to work with aircraft and heavy equipment to suppress this fire.

 

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Basic Information
Current as of Wed, 04/13/2022 - 12:28
Incident Type Wildfire
Cause under investigation
Date of Origin
Location Camp Bullis in the demolition range area
Incident Commander Mike Dunivan, Texas A&M Forest Service; Joint Base San Antonio
Incident Description Wildfire
Coordinates 29° 41' 11'' Latitude
-98° 33'
10
'' Longitude
Current Situation
Total Personnel: 80
Size 3,005 Acres
Percent of Perimeter Contained 70%
Fuels Involved

heavy oak, mesquite

Significant Events

Moderate

Outlook
Planned Actions

Minimal spread is predicted as forward progress of the fire has been stopped. Some moderate fire activity in the interior is expected as unburned islands within the perimeter are consumed.

Projected Incident Activity

Utilize ground and air resources to hold, improve and generate additional containment lines.

Current Weather
Weather Concerns

Southerly winds are expected today at 10-20 with gusts to 30 and minimum RH values are expected to hover near 10%.