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Kings Creek Fire July 17, 2022 10:00pm

Size: 500 acres
Containment: 65%
Cause: Under Investigation
Start Date: July 17, 2022

Crews from Texas A&M Forest Service are working in Unified Command with local fire departments in Kaufman County to contain the Kings Creek Fire. The fire started this afternoon in some thick brush and quickly began to spread requiring a large number of resources to stop it. Several different aviation resources were used to slow down forward progress and lower fire intensity. Lower fire intensity made it safer for dozers and engine crews to begin effectively constructing containment line around the outside of the fire. This process is still ongoing and will likely continue into tomorrow morning. As the dozers clear the perimeter of the fire of fuel, any combustible material, engines then drive along and work to extinguish any hot areas of the fire. These engines will continue to patrol around the edge of the fire putting out the hot areas for at least the next several hours. 

This weeks extended forecast calls for more heat and dry air with minimal chances for moisture. A weather pattern like this will only dry the fuels further, making wildfires more likely to occur and more intense when they do burn. Texas is currently in an extended drought and resources from across the country are working to assist with this fire as well as many of the wildfires across the state. 

Local residents are advised to take caution in this heat and be carefl when outside with anything that may cause a spark. Any thing like a chain dragging or a tire blowing on the side of the road is very likely to start a fire at this time.