FIRE DANGER: CURRENT SITUATION
Wildland Fire Preparedness Level: Level 4
Visit the Texas A&M Forest Service Incident Viewer for information on active and recently contained wildfires.
Current Situation for Sunday, August 13, 2023 at 11:00 a.m.
*This information will be updated Monday – Friday unless significant wildfire activity occurs.
Yesterday, Texas A&M Forest Service responded to 20 new requests for assistance on wildfires that burned 5,010 acres across the state.
Elevated fire weather is forecast statewide. There is an increased possibility of significant wildfires that are resistant to control occurring in Central, North Central and Southeast Texas today. The potential for crown fires in brush and timber fuels remains high despite a drop from critical to elevated fire weather. Elevated fire weather combined with dry to critically dry vegetation in Northwest and South Texas can produce fires that exhibit a moderate to high resistance to control.
There are currently 181 counties with burn bans in place.
Active Wildfires:
- McLennan Fire, McLennan County – 1 acre, 95% contained
- Box Ranch Road Fire, McLennan County – 115 acres, 90% contained
- Walnut Creek Fire, Palo Pinto County – 31.6 acres, 60% contained
- Hawkeye Fire, Wichita County – 2,150 acres, 50% contained
- Burnett 109 Fire, Wichita County – 2,126 acres, 75% contained
- Bridle Bit Fire, Hall County – 80 acres, 80% contained
- Staples Fire, Guadalupe County – 332 acres, 90% contained
Contained Wildfires (100%):
- Cherokee 3099 Fire, Cherokee County – 1 acre
- Freestone 3114 Fire, Freestone County – 5 acres
- Nacogdoches 3121 Fire, Nacogdoches County – 5 acres
- Panola 3109 Fire, Panola County – 3 acres
- Red River 3120 Fire, Red River County – 15 acres
- Rusk 3106 Fire, Rusk County – 1 acre
- Rusk 3113 Fire, Rusk County – 5.4 acres
- Jasper 3102 Fire, Jasper County – 41.9 acres
- Liberty 3118 Fire, Liberty County – 2.5 acres
- Hudson Fire, Coleman County – 75 acres
- Lost Fire, Childress County – 5 acres
- Bandit Fire, Motley County – 2 acres
- Byler Pool Fire, Guadalupe County – 13 acres
Texas Wildfire Data and Information: current and historical wildfire information, statistics and resources.
Texas A&M Forest Service 2023 Wildfire Photos and Videos and 2023 Winter Storm Mara Response Photos.
Texas A&M Forest Service 2022 Wildfire Photos and Videos.