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Powerhouse Fire

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

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

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Sean Dugan
Email: sean.dugan@tfs.tamu.edu
Phone: 903-472-3928

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At approximately 1:00pm 7/16/2022 Texas A&M Forest Service responded to a request for assistance on a grass and brush fire in Limestone County. Two Texas A&M Forest Service dozers and one engine as well as Buffalo, Marquez, Flynn, Jewett, Dew, Teague, Shilo, West Lake Limestone, East Lake Limestone, and Grosebeck Fire Departments took action. Oil field infrastructure throughout the area complicated tactics, but forward progression of the fire was eventually stopped later that evening. The fire was mapped at 363 acres and is now in 100% containment. A TIFMAS strike team out of Sweetwater and a TAMFS tractor plow out of Palestine continue to monitor the fire throughout the rest of the day. 

Basic Information
Current as of Sat, 07/23/2022 - 14:18
Incident Type Wildfire
Coordinates 31° 24' 50'' Latitude
-96° 14'
24
'' Longitude
Current Situation
Size 363 Acres
Percent of Perimeter Contained 100%

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Powerhouse Fire
July 17, 2022 5:00pm
Limestone County, Texas 

At approximately 1:00pm 7/16/2022 Texas A&M Forest Service responded to a request for assistance on a grass and brush fire in Limestone County. Two TAMFS dozers and one TAMFS engine as well as Buffalo, Marquez, Flynn, Jewett, Dew, Teague, Shilo, West Lake Limestone, East Lake Limestone, and Grosebeck Fire Departments took action. Oil field infrastructure throughout the area complicated tactics, but forward progression of the fire was eventually stopped later that evening. The fire was mapped at 363 acres and is now in 100% containment. A TIFMAS strike team out of Sweetwater and a TAMFS tractor plow out of Palestine continue to monitor the fire throughout the rest of the day. 

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