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Nelson Creek Evening Update: July 21, 2022
Nelson Creek Fire
Publication Type: Announcement -
Nelson Creek Fire Evening Update:
07/21/2022
9:00 pm
Size: 1,887 acres
Containment: 90%
Date Started: 7/18/2022
Cause: Under Investigation
Mop-up operations and patrolling containment lines continued. Residual heat and hot spots remained present and continue to crews busy. Texas A&M Forest Service and Lone Star Forestry dozers worked the fire throughout the day pushing burning snags interior. The Virginia engine strike team moped up along the fire's edge and helped secure a section of line that did not burn clean on July 18th.
The engine strike team will continue to staff the Nelson Creek Fire tomorrow. Resources will resume mop-up operations and patrolling containment lines.