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Eastland Complex Update
March 17, 2022 
10:00 pm 
 
Size: 38,000
Containment: 0%
Date Started: March 17, 2022 
Cause: Unknown

A series of new ignitions from this afternoon, and one prior fire, the Wallings Fires, were combined today to form the Eastland Complex. Texas A&M Forest Service (TAMFS) and Texas Intrastate Fire Mutual Aid System (TIFMAS) responders remain focused on life safety operations, including evacuation assistance and structure protection.
 
Structures in Carbon have been impacted when the Kidd Fire, one of the four in the complex, passed through this afternoon.  Evacuations and road closures in Carbon, Lake Leon and Gorman, and outlying rural areas are ongoing. 

Estimated Acreage of Individual Fires
Kidd Fire: 30,000
Wheat Field: 4,000
Oak Mott: 4,000 
Walling: 383, 95% contained 

A wind advisory is in effect through Friday at 4:00, increasing the difficulty of containment operations. The northerly cold front entered the area around 9:00 pm, creating a new head fire on the previous right flank. There is no precipitation forecasted, though relative humidity should peak around 65% Friday morning.