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Eastland Complex

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Texas A&M Forest Service 
Texas 
College Station, 
Texas 
77845 
Texas A&M Forest Service 
Texas 
College Station, 
Texas 
77845 

Incident Contacts

Eastland Complex Update: March 23 Afternoon Update

Eastland Complex
Publication Type: News -

Eastland Complex:

Acres: 54,513

Containment: 75%

Cause:  Under Investigation
 

Kidd Fire: 42,333 acres, 55% contained (Carbon, Kokomo, and Gorman). Ground resources patrolled containment lines and mopped up hot spots. Some activity was noticed inside the containment lines this afternoon with the higher winds. A total of 142 structures confirmed lost, with no differentiation between homes and outbuildings.  
 
 Wheat Field Fire: 7,268 acres, 70% contained (NW of Rising Star). Crews continued to mop up and patrol the fire. A total of 7 structures confirmed lost, with no differentiation between homes and outbuildings. 

Oak Mott Fire: 4,031 acres, 90% contained (SE of Rising Star). Resources continued patrolling and mopped up any hot spots found along containment lines. A total of 6 structures confirmed lost, with no differentiation between homes and outbuildings. 

Walling Fire: 383 acres, 100% contained (W of Nimrod).  
 
Mangum Fire: 11 acres, 95% contained. Crews patrolled lines today and mopped up any heat. 

Cedar Mountain: 229 acres, 75% contained (Between Cisco & Eastland). This increase in acreage is due to more accurate mapping, not more area burned. Crews patrolled existing lines and mopped up hot spots. A total of 1 home confirmed lost. 
 
Blowing Basin: 258 acres, 75% contained (S of Wheat Field Fire). Crews patrolled containment lines and mopped up any hot spots along the line. A total of 2 structures confirmed lost.
 

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