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Coconut 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

  • Angel Lopez Portillo
    Email:
    angel.Lopez@tfs.tamu.edu
    Phone:
    940-283-4361

Photographs Gallery

TAMFS Dozer
dozer is driving across clearing vegetation along the fire containment line
dozer is driving across clearing vegetation along the fire containment line
TAMFS Dozer

Dozer from Texas A&M Forest Service, improving containment line

TAMFS Motor Grader
in this picture you can see a motor grader moving towards the right with its blade down widening an already stablished dozer line. in the background you can see smoke and fire coming towards the dozer line.
in this picture you can see a motor grader moving towards the right with its blade down widening an already stablished dozer line. in the background you can see smoke and fire coming towards the dozer line.
TAMFS Motor Grader

TAMFS Motor Grader improving dozer containment line around active flank.

Coconut Fire Briefing
group of fire fighters gathered around being briefed on left side of road. to the right sied of road there are fire trucks park one behind another.
group of fire fighters gathered around being briefed on left side of road. to the right sied of road there are fire trucks park one behind another.
Coconut Fire Briefing

Incident Commander briefing incoming crew

Extreme fire behavior
Extreme fire behavior
Texas Emergency Medical Task Force (Tx EMTF)
group of fire fighters and emergency medial personnel standing on and around a trailer containing an UTV,. personnel is going over their equipment
group of fire fighters and emergency medial personnel standing on and around a trailer containing an UTV,. personnel is going over their equipment
Texas Emergency Medical Task Force (Tx EMTF)

Tx EMTF crew going over their equipment at staging area

Burned vegetation
picture shows burned vegetation area, to include trees and grass. some of the grass and trees are white- ash from exposure to extreme fire behavior
picture shows burned vegetation area, to include trees and grass. some of the grass and trees are white- ash from exposure to extreme fire behavior
Burned vegetation

Burned vegetation area by extreme heat and erratic fire behavior

Air resource (SEAT) retardant drop 5/19/22
airplane is flying towards the left and there is pink liquid substance called retardant, on top of the active fire.
airplane is flying towards the left and there is pink liquid substance called retardant, on top of the active fire.
Air resource (SEAT) retardant drop 5/19/22

Single Engine Air Tanker (SEAT) is using retardant to cool off hot spot at the Southwest corner of the fire to allow ground crews the to go direct suppression tactics. 5/19/22

Fire engine at filling water tank from tender
fire fighters are filling the water tank from water truck
fire fighters are filling the water tank from water truck
Fire engine at filling water tank from tender

Type 6 fire engine filling tank from water tender at staging area.

Burning vegetation
picture shows fire burning grass and trees
picture shows fire burning grass and trees
Burning vegetation

Burning vegetation

Night time fire behavior, 05/17/22
Picture shows the pasture burning fast during the night wind shift
Picture shows the pasture burning fast during the night wind shift
Night time fire behavior, 05/17/22

Night time fire behavior, 05/17/22

UAS safety message
poster shows the hazard of flying drones while fire aircraft are flying missions
poster shows the hazard of flying drones while fire aircraft are flying missions
UAS safety message

If You Fly We Can't : UAS Safety message

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