parish: -> Various
town: -> Various
region: -> Central

notes: COUNTY SITES: BASTROP - (includes re-entry & Missing persons) http://www.co.bastrop.tx.us/ http://renewbastrop.com GRIMES - http://www.co.grimes.tx.us/ips/cms/EMERGENCYMANAGMENT/ Hays County Fire & Evacuation Information - http://www.co.hays.tx.us/ http://www.co.hays.tx.us/index.php/living-and-visiting/recent-news/hays-county-fire-evacuation-information/ MONTGOMERY - (includes return & volunteer info) http://www.mctxoem.org/go/site/1945/ WALLER - (includes re-entry) http://www.co.waller.tx.us/ips/cms ========== Open Shelter listing: http://weareaustin.com/fulltext/?nxd_id=176387 http://www.kvue.com/home/Fire-Evacuations--129237203.html HOUSING FOR EVACUEE'S (FREE OR DISCOUNTED) - 2011 TX WILDFIRES - INDEX http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8908 --- Donation drop spots, emergency links: http://renewbastrop.com/id4.html http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8934 --- MONTGOMERY & WALLER COUNTY. surrounding couties MUCH INFORMATION - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gQLxMLl7Ty334mpAZtGRjCvQaTzc0lEGNZ611rG651A/edit?hl=en_US&pli=1 ---- SHELTERS FOR ANIMALS: o Montgomery Co Animal Shelter said that "strays" are brought in are only held for 4 days and then put up for adoption. So if you have a displaced pet, please check there first.. 936-442-7738 o Waller County Fair Grounds FM 359 South , Hempstead, TX 77445 o Magnolia Arena on Friendship Lane is available for horses and show animals. o The Wharton County Youth Fair in Crescent Texas is accepting evacuated livestock and folks in RVs. For more information, contact the Wharton County Youth Fair 979-677-3350. o Texas Blessings Animal Rescue has trailers to help move livestock to safety if needed. Wharton County Fairgrounds and Brackenridge at Edna are offering stalls and RV hookups for displaced animals and their owners. Please call us day or night if you need emergency help. (361) 588-2143 o Sam Houston Race Park has offered stalls to anyone who needs them, you will need to bring your own bedding, buckets, feed, hay and webbing for the front of the stall. Call 281-807-8700 to arrange for someone to open the gate. ACCEPTING DONATIONS FOR ANIMALS & LIVESTOCK: o Circle S Hardware will be accepting donations for FEED & SUPPLIES for all the animals displaced by the wildfires. 281-356-7970 located at 27206 Fm 2978. They are not accepting monetary donations. o WD Feed and Supply is taking any and all cat, dog, horse, cow, bird and any other animal feed you can donate. Also taking monetary donations. They have an account specifically for fire victims. We are coordinating with all evacuation sites to get items where they are most needed. They can be contacted at 832-454-2515. o WALLER FAIRGROUNDS IS REQUESTING ASSISTANCE WITH DONATIONS. (SEE DOC LINK FOR MORE INFO) ==== Austin Disaster Relief Network Key Phone Numbers for ADRN Victim Hotline: 512-331-2600 Volunteer/Donation/Questions Hotline: 512-331-2200 https://www.facebook.com/ADRNTX --- UPDATED: Bastrop County fires forcing evacuations Sunday, September 4, 2011 (SEE FULL DETAILS AT: http://bastropadvertiser.com/2011/09/04/bastrop-county-fires-forcing-evacuations The county has two information lines for citizens to call and ask about the extent of the damage in their areas. The numbers are 332-8856 and 332-8814. --- RED CROSS Bastrop Fire Information Line (512) 332-8814 OR (512) 332-8856 Pedernales One Fire (512) 753-2180 Texas Road Closures http://www.txdot.gov/travel/road_conditions.htm RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD SAFE & WELL (Register) https://safeandwell.communityos.org/cms/index.php DONATIONS food, clothing listed- =========== DONATION DROP-OFF POINTS: (CHECK for volunteer Opportunities) http://renewbastrop.com/id4.html Help Our County - Montgomery and Liberty County http://helpourcounty.org/ * BOY SCOUTS - http://www.bsacac.org/firerelief * RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD * Lists How to help - http://www.kvue.com/news/Austin-area-wildfire-donations-129263013.html * Distribution Center for Victims of Bastrop County Fires - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Distribution-Center-for-Victims-of-Bastrop-County-Fires/186233514781271 -- September 05, 2011 * Wildfire relief in Central Texas (updated) http://blue-dot-blues.blogspot.com/2011/09/wildfire-relief-in-central-texas.html OTHER LISTS AT: > ADRN http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/6442 > other areas http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8887 =========== FACEBOOK (Index Links collection) http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8889 ---- COVERAGE - http://austin.ynn.com/content/central_texas_wildfires/ http://bastropadvertiser.com/ http://www.texas-fire.com/ http://www.ksla.com/category/220492/arklatex-wildfires ================= FEMA Defends No More Help Over Texas Wildfires May 4, 2011 http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/politics/Perry-White-House-Denies-Disaster-Status-for-Wildfires-121226234.html?dr ==== Tornadoes leave destruction in East, Central Texas April 26, 2011 http://www.statesman.com/news/texas/tornadoes-leave-destruction-in-east-central-texas-1434428.html ========= http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/16010/ ... Additionally, volunteer organizations including the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief have been providing resources, supplies and shelter to first responders and fire victims in the impacted areas. The State Operations Center has been partially activated and continues to work closely with the Texas Forest Service, National Weather Service and other state and local entities to monitor this severe wildfire threat. ====== SALVATION ARMY - http://www.salvationarmytexas.org/news/the-salvation-army-providing-round-the-clock-support-at-wildfire-locations-in-texas/ Monetary donations to support The Salvation Army Texas Wildfire Relief can be made by mail to P.O.Box 36607, Dallas, TX 75235, by phone at 1-800-SAL-ARMY or online at www.salvationarmyusa.org. http://facebook.com/salvationarmytexas -- RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/noticias.asp?SN=14296&OP=14299&IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD ======= Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- Wildfires causing breathing problems - April 18, 2011 http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Wildfires-can-cause-breathing-problems-120129454.html -- Fires continue in the Big Country - April 18, 2011 http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== TEXAS FIRE DEPARTMENTS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/fdDirectoryList-US.cfm?statecodeID=TX NEWS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/statesDetails-US.cfm?statecodeID=51&statename=Texas&abrev=TX ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. ============== FACEBOOK - Fire Fighting News - https://www.facebook.com/pages/FireFightingNews/200246968638 -> COUNTY SITES: BASTROP - (includes re-entry & Missing persons) http://www.co.bastrop.tx.us/ http://renewbastrop.com http://disaster.itfortress.com/ GRIMES - http://www.co.grimes.tx.us/ips/cms/EMERGENCYMANAGMENT/ Hays County Fire & Evacuation Information - http://www.co.hays.tx.us/ http://www.co.hays.tx.us/index.php/living-and-visiting/recent-news/hays-county-fire-evacuation-information/ MONTGOMERY - (includes return & volunteer info) http://www.mctxoem.org/go/site/1945/ WALLER - (includes re-entry) http://www.co.waller.tx.us/ips/cms ========== Open Shelter listing: http://weareaustin.com/fulltext/?nxd_id=176387 http://www.kvue.com/home/Fire-Evacuations--129237203.html HOUSING FOR EVACUEE'S (FREE OR DISCOUNTED) - 2011 TX WILDFIRES - INDEX http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8908 --- Donation drop spots, emergency links: http://renewbastrop.com/id4.html http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8934 --- MONTGOMERY & WALLER COUNTY. surrounding couties MUCH INFORMATION - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gQLxMLl7Ty334mpAZtGRjCvQaTzc0lEGNZ611rG651A/edit?hl=en_US&pli=1 ---- SHELTERS FOR ANIMALS: o Montgomery Co Animal Shelter said that "strays" are brought in are only held for 4 days and then put up for adoption. So if you have a displaced pet, please check there first.. 936-442-7738 o Waller County Fair Grounds FM 359 South , Hempstead, TX 77445 o Magnolia Arena on Friendship Lane is available for horses and show animals. o The Wharton County Youth Fair in Crescent Texas is accepting evacuated livestock and folks in RVs. For more information, contact the Wharton County Youth Fair 979-677-3350. o Texas Blessings Animal Rescue has trailers to help move livestock to safety if needed. Wharton County Fairgrounds and Brackenridge at Edna are offering stalls and RV hookups for displaced animals and their owners. Please call us day or night if you need emergency help. (361) 588-2143 o Sam Houston Race Park has offered stalls to anyone who needs them, you will need to bring your own bedding, buckets, feed, hay and webbing for the front of the stall. Call 281-807-8700 to arrange for someone to open the gate. ACCEPTING DONATIONS FOR ANIMALS & LIVESTOCK: o Circle S Hardware will be accepting donations for FEED & SUPPLIES for all the animals displaced by the wildfires. 281-356-7970 located at 27206 Fm 2978. They are not accepting monetary donations. o WD Feed and Supply is taking any and all cat, dog, horse, cow, bird and any other animal feed you can donate. Also taking monetary donations. They have an account specifically for fire victims. We are coordinating with all evacuation sites to get items where they are most needed. They can be contacted at 832-454-2515. o WALLER FAIRGROUNDS IS REQUESTING ASSISTANCE WITH DONATIONS. (SEE DOC LINK FOR MORE INFO) ==== Austin Disaster Relief Network Key Phone Numbers for ADRN Victim Hotline: 512-331-2600 Volunteer/Donation/Questions Hotline: 512-331-2200 https://www.facebook.com/ADRNTX --- UPDATED: Bastrop County fires forcing evacuations Sunday, September 4, 2011 (SEE FULL DETAILS AT: http://bastropadvertiser.com/2011/09/04/bastrop-county-fires-forcing-evacuations The county has two information lines for citizens to call and ask about the extent of the damage in their areas. The numbers are 332-8856 and 332-8814. --- RED CROSS Bastrop Fire Information Line (512) 332-8814 OR (512) 332-8856 Pedernales One Fire (512) 753-2180 Texas Road Closures http://www.txdot.gov/travel/road_conditions.htm RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD SAFE & WELL (Register) https://safeandwell.communityos.org/cms/index.php DONATIONS food, clothing listed- =========== DONATION DROP-OFF POINTS: (CHECK for volunteer Opportunities) http://renewbastrop.com/id4.html Help Our County - Montgomery and Liberty County http://helpourcounty.org/ * BOY SCOUTS - http://www.bsacac.org/firerelief * RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD * Lists How to help - http://www.kvue.com/news/Austin-area-wildfire-donations-129263013.html * Distribution Center for Victims of Bastrop County Fires - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Distribution-Center-for-Victims-of-Bastrop-County-Fires/186233514781271 -- September 05, 2011 * Wildfire relief in Central Texas (updated) http://blue-dot-blues.blogspot.com/2011/09/wildfire-relief-in-central-texas.html OTHER LISTS AT: > ADRN http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/6442 > other areas http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8887 =========== FACEBOOK (Index Links collection) http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8889 ---- COVERAGE - http://austin.ynn.com/content/central_texas_wildfires/ http://bastropadvertiser.com/ http://www.texas-fire.com/ http://www.ksla.com/category/220492/arklatex-wildfires ================= FEMA Defends No More Help Over Texas Wildfires May 4, 2011 http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/politics/Perry-White-House-Denies-Disaster-Status-for-Wildfires-121226234.html?dr ==== Tornadoes leave destruction in East, Central Texas April 26, 2011 http://www.statesman.com/news/texas/tornadoes-leave-destruction-in-east-central-texas-1434428.html ========= http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/16010/ ... Additionally, volunteer organizations including the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief have been providing resources, supplies and shelter to first responders and fire victims in the impacted areas. The State Operations Center has been partially activated and continues to work closely with the Texas Forest Service, National Weather Service and other state and local entities to monitor this severe wildfire threat. ====== SALVATION ARMY - http://www.salvationarmytexas.org/news/the-salvation-army-providing-round-the-clock-support-at-wildfire-locations-in-texas/ Monetary donations to support The Salvation Army Texas Wildfire Relief can be made by mail to P.O.Box 36607, Dallas, TX 75235, by phone at 1-800-SAL-ARMY or online at www.salvationarmyusa.org. http://facebook.com/salvationarmytexas -- RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/noticias.asp?SN=14296&OP=14299&IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD ======= Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- Wildfires causing breathing problems - April 18, 2011 http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Wildfires-can-cause-breathing-problems-120129454.html -- Fires continue in the Big Country - April 18, 2011 http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== TEXAS FIRE DEPARTMENTS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/fdDirectoryList-US.cfm?statecodeID=TX NEWS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/statesDetails-US.cfm?statecodeID=51&statename=Texas&abrev=TX ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. ============== FACEBOOK - Fire Fighting News - https://www.facebook.com/pages/FireFightingNews/200246968638

notes: COUNTY SITES: BASTROP - (includes re-entry & Missing persons) http://www.co.bastrop.tx.us/ GRIMES - http://www.co.grimes.tx.us/ips/cms/EMERGENCYMANAGMENT/ Hays County Fire & Evacuation Information - http://www.co.hays.tx.us/ http://www.co.hays.tx.us/index.php/living-and-visiting/recent-news/hays-county-fire-evacuation-information/ MONTGOMERY - (includes return & volunteer info) http://www.mctxoem.org/go/site/1945/ WALLER - (includes re-entry) http://www.co.waller.tx.us/ips/cms ========== Open Shelter listing: http://weareaustin.com/fulltext/?nxd_id=176387 http://www.kvue.com/home/Fire-Evacuations--129237203.html HOUSING FOR EVACUEE'S (FREE OR DISCOUNTED) - 2011 TX WILDFIRES - INDEX http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8908 --- Donation drop spots, emergency links: http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8934 --- MONTGOMERY & WALLER COUNTY. surrounding couties MUCH INFORMATION - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gQLxMLl7Ty334mpAZtGRjCvQaTzc0lEGNZ611rG651A/edit?hl=en_US&pli=1 ---- SHELTERS FOR ANIMALS: o Montgomery Co Animal Shelter said that "strays" are brought in are only held for 4 days and then put up for adoption. So if you have a displaced pet, please check there first.. 936-442-7738 o Waller County Fair Grounds FM 359 South , Hempstead, TX 77445 o Magnolia Arena on Friendship Lane is available for horses and show animals. o The Wharton County Youth Fair in Crescent Texas is accepting evacuated livestock and folks in RVs. For more information, contact the Wharton County Youth Fair 979-677-3350. o Texas Blessings Animal Rescue has trailers to help move livestock to safety if needed. Wharton County Fairgrounds and Brackenridge at Edna are offering stalls and RV hookups for displaced animals and their owners. Please call us day or night if you need emergency help. (361) 588-2143 o Sam Houston Race Park has offered stalls to anyone who needs them, you will need to bring your own bedding, buckets, feed, hay and webbing for the front of the stall. Call 281-807-8700 to arrange for someone to open the gate. ACCEPTING DONATIONS FOR ANIMALS & LIVESTOCK: o Circle S Hardware will be accepting donations for FEED & SUPPLIES for all the animals displaced by the wildfires. 281-356-7970 located at 27206 Fm 2978. They are not accepting monetary donations. o WD Feed and Supply is taking any and all cat, dog, horse, cow, bird and any other animal feed you can donate. Also taking monetary donations. They have an account specifically for fire victims. We are coordinating with all evacuation sites to get items where they are most needed. They can be contacted at 832-454-2515. o WALLER FAIRGROUNDS IS REQUESTING ASSISTANCE WITH DONATIONS. (SEE DOC LINK FOR MORE INFO) ==== Austin Disaster Relief Network Key Phone Numbers for ADRN Victim Hotline: 512-331-2600 Volunteer/Donation/Questions Hotline: 512-331-2200 https://www.facebook.com/ADRNTX --- UPDATED: Bastrop County fires forcing evacuations Sunday, September 4, 2011 (SEE FULL DETAILS AT: http://bastropadvertiser.com/2011/09/04/bastrop-county-fires-forcing-evacuations The county has two information lines for citizens to call and ask about the extent of the damage in their areas. The numbers are 332-8856 and 332-8814. --- RED CROSS Bastrop Fire Information Line (512) 332-8814 OR (512) 332-8856 Pedernales One Fire (512) 753-2180 Texas Road Closures http://www.txdot.gov/travel/road_conditions.htm RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD SAFE & WELL (Register) https://safeandwell.communityos.org/cms/index.php DONATIONS food, clothing listed- =========== DONATION DROP-OFF POINTS: (CHECK for volunteer Opportunities) Help Our County - Montgomery and Liberty County http://helpourcounty.org/ * BOY SCOUTS - http://www.bsacac.org/firerelief * RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD * Lists How to help - http://www.kvue.com/news/Austin-area-wildfire-donations-129263013.html * Distribution Center for Victims of Bastrop County Fires - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Distribution-Center-for-Victims-of-Bastrop-County-Fires/186233514781271 -- September 05, 2011 * Wildfire relief in Central Texas (updated) http://blue-dot-blues.blogspot.com/2011/09/wildfire-relief-in-central-texas.html OTHER LISTS AT: > ADRN http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/6442 > other areas http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8887 =========== FACEBOOK (Index Links collection) http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8889 ---- COVERAGE - http://austin.ynn.com/content/central_texas_wildfires/ http://bastropadvertiser.com/ http://www.texas-fire.com/ http://www.ksla.com/category/220492/arklatex-wildfires ================= FEMA Defends No More Help Over Texas Wildfires May 4, 2011 http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/politics/Perry-White-House-Denies-Disaster-Status-for-Wildfires-121226234.html?dr ==== Tornadoes leave destruction in East, Central Texas April 26, 2011 http://www.statesman.com/news/texas/tornadoes-leave-destruction-in-east-central-texas-1434428.html ========= http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/16010/ ... Additionally, volunteer organizations including the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief have been providing resources, supplies and shelter to first responders and fire victims in the impacted areas. The State Operations Center has been partially activated and continues to work closely with the Texas Forest Service, National Weather Service and other state and local entities to monitor this severe wildfire threat. ====== SALVATION ARMY - http://www.salvationarmytexas.org/news/the-salvation-army-providing-round-the-clock-support-at-wildfire-locations-in-texas/ Monetary donations to support The Salvation Army Texas Wildfire Relief can be made by mail to P.O.Box 36607, Dallas, TX 75235, by phone at 1-800-SAL-ARMY or online at www.salvationarmyusa.org. http://facebook.com/salvationarmytexas -- RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/noticias.asp?SN=14296&OP=14299&IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD ======= Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- Wildfires causing breathing problems - April 18, 2011 http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Wildfires-can-cause-breathing-problems-120129454.html -- Fires continue in the Big Country - April 18, 2011 http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== TEXAS FIRE DEPARTMENTS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/fdDirectoryList-US.cfm?statecodeID=TX NEWS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/statesDetails-US.cfm?statecodeID=51&statename=Texas&abrev=TX ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. ============== FACEBOOK - Fire Fighting News - https://www.facebook.com/pages/FireFightingNews/200246968638 -> COUNTY SITES: BASTROP - (includes re-entry & Missing persons) http://www.co.bastrop.tx.us/ http://renewbastrop.com GRIMES - http://www.co.grimes.tx.us/ips/cms/EMERGENCYMANAGMENT/ Hays County Fire & Evacuation Information - http://www.co.hays.tx.us/ http://www.co.hays.tx.us/index.php/living-and-visiting/recent-news/hays-county-fire-evacuation-information/ MONTGOMERY - (includes return & volunteer info) http://www.mctxoem.org/go/site/1945/ WALLER - (includes re-entry) http://www.co.waller.tx.us/ips/cms ========== Open Shelter listing: http://weareaustin.com/fulltext/?nxd_id=176387 http://www.kvue.com/home/Fire-Evacuations--129237203.html HOUSING FOR EVACUEE'S (FREE OR DISCOUNTED) - 2011 TX WILDFIRES - INDEX http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8908 --- Donation drop spots, emergency links: http://renewbastrop.com/id4.html http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8934 --- MONTGOMERY & WALLER COUNTY. surrounding couties MUCH INFORMATION - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gQLxMLl7Ty334mpAZtGRjCvQaTzc0lEGNZ611rG651A/edit?hl=en_US&pli=1 ---- SHELTERS FOR ANIMALS: o Montgomery Co Animal Shelter said that "strays" are brought in are only held for 4 days and then put up for adoption. So if you have a displaced pet, please check there first.. 936-442-7738 o Waller County Fair Grounds FM 359 South , Hempstead, TX 77445 o Magnolia Arena on Friendship Lane is available for horses and show animals. o The Wharton County Youth Fair in Crescent Texas is accepting evacuated livestock and folks in RVs. For more information, contact the Wharton County Youth Fair 979-677-3350. o Texas Blessings Animal Rescue has trailers to help move livestock to safety if needed. Wharton County Fairgrounds and Brackenridge at Edna are offering stalls and RV hookups for displaced animals and their owners. Please call us day or night if you need emergency help. (361) 588-2143 o Sam Houston Race Park has offered stalls to anyone who needs them, you will need to bring your own bedding, buckets, feed, hay and webbing for the front of the stall. Call 281-807-8700 to arrange for someone to open the gate. ACCEPTING DONATIONS FOR ANIMALS & LIVESTOCK: o Circle S Hardware will be accepting donations for FEED & SUPPLIES for all the animals displaced by the wildfires. 281-356-7970 located at 27206 Fm 2978. They are not accepting monetary donations. o WD Feed and Supply is taking any and all cat, dog, horse, cow, bird and any other animal feed you can donate. Also taking monetary donations. They have an account specifically for fire victims. We are coordinating with all evacuation sites to get items where they are most needed. They can be contacted at 832-454-2515. o WALLER FAIRGROUNDS IS REQUESTING ASSISTANCE WITH DONATIONS. (SEE DOC LINK FOR MORE INFO) ==== Austin Disaster Relief Network Key Phone Numbers for ADRN Victim Hotline: 512-331-2600 Volunteer/Donation/Questions Hotline: 512-331-2200 https://www.facebook.com/ADRNTX --- UPDATED: Bastrop County fires forcing evacuations Sunday, September 4, 2011 (SEE FULL DETAILS AT: http://bastropadvertiser.com/2011/09/04/bastrop-county-fires-forcing-evacuations The county has two information lines for citizens to call and ask about the extent of the damage in their areas. The numbers are 332-8856 and 332-8814. --- RED CROSS Bastrop Fire Information Line (512) 332-8814 OR (512) 332-8856 Pedernales One Fire (512) 753-2180 Texas Road Closures http://www.txdot.gov/travel/road_conditions.htm RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD SAFE & WELL (Register) https://safeandwell.communityos.org/cms/index.php DONATIONS food, clothing listed- =========== DONATION DROP-OFF POINTS: (CHECK for volunteer Opportunities) http://renewbastrop.com/id4.html Help Our County - Montgomery and Liberty County http://helpourcounty.org/ * BOY SCOUTS - http://www.bsacac.org/firerelief * RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD * Lists How to help - http://www.kvue.com/news/Austin-area-wildfire-donations-129263013.html * Distribution Center for Victims of Bastrop County Fires - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Distribution-Center-for-Victims-of-Bastrop-County-Fires/186233514781271 -- September 05, 2011 * Wildfire relief in Central Texas (updated) http://blue-dot-blues.blogspot.com/2011/09/wildfire-relief-in-central-texas.html OTHER LISTS AT: > ADRN http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/6442 > other areas http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8887 =========== FACEBOOK (Index Links collection) http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8889 ---- COVERAGE - http://austin.ynn.com/content/central_texas_wildfires/ http://bastropadvertiser.com/ http://www.texas-fire.com/ http://www.ksla.com/category/220492/arklatex-wildfires ================= FEMA Defends No More Help Over Texas Wildfires May 4, 2011 http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/politics/Perry-White-House-Denies-Disaster-Status-for-Wildfires-121226234.html?dr ==== Tornadoes leave destruction in East, Central Texas April 26, 2011 http://www.statesman.com/news/texas/tornadoes-leave-destruction-in-east-central-texas-1434428.html ========= http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/16010/ ... Additionally, volunteer organizations including the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief have been providing resources, supplies and shelter to first responders and fire victims in the impacted areas. The State Operations Center has been partially activated and continues to work closely with the Texas Forest Service, National Weather Service and other state and local entities to monitor this severe wildfire threat. ====== SALVATION ARMY - http://www.salvationarmytexas.org/news/the-salvation-army-providing-round-the-clock-support-at-wildfire-locations-in-texas/ Monetary donations to support The Salvation Army Texas Wildfire Relief can be made by mail to P.O.Box 36607, Dallas, TX 75235, by phone at 1-800-SAL-ARMY or online at www.salvationarmyusa.org. http://facebook.com/salvationarmytexas -- RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/noticias.asp?SN=14296&OP=14299&IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD ======= Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- Wildfires causing breathing problems - April 18, 2011 http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Wildfires-can-cause-breathing-problems-120129454.html -- Fires continue in the Big Country - April 18, 2011 http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== TEXAS FIRE DEPARTMENTS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/fdDirectoryList-US.cfm?statecodeID=TX NEWS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/statesDetails-US.cfm?statecodeID=51&statename=Texas&abrev=TX ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. ============== FACEBOOK - Fire Fighting News - https://www.facebook.com/pages/FireFightingNews/200246968638

notes: COUNTY SITES: BASTROP - (includes re-entry & Missing persons) http://www.co.bastrop.tx.us/ GRIMES - http://www.co.grimes.tx.us/ips/cms/EMERGENCYMANAGMENT/ Hays County Fire & Evacuation Information - http://www.co.hays.tx.us/ http://www.co.hays.tx.us/index.php/living-and-visiting/recent-news/hays-county-fire-evacuation-information/ MONTGOMERY - (includes return & volunteer info) http://www.mctxoem.org/go/site/1945/ WALLER - (includes re-entry) http://www.co.waller.tx.us/ips/cms ========== Open Shelter listing: http://weareaustin.com/fulltext/?nxd_id=176387 http://www.kvue.com/home/Fire-Evacuations--129237203.html HOUSING FOR EVACUEE'S (FREE OR DISCOUNTED) - 2011 TX WILDFIRES - INDEX http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8908 --- Donation drop spots, emergency links: http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8934 --- MONTGOMERY & WALLER COUNTY. surrounding couties MUCH INFORMATION - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gQLxMLl7Ty334mpAZtGRjCvQaTzc0lEGNZ611rG651A/edit?hl=en_US&pli=1 ---- SHELTERS FOR ANIMALS: o Montgomery Co Animal Shelter said that "strays" are brought in are only held for 4 days and then put up for adoption. So if you have a displaced pet, please check there first.. 936-442-7738 o Waller County Fair Grounds FM 359 South , Hempstead, TX 77445 o Magnolia Arena on Friendship Lane is available for horses and show animals. o The Wharton County Youth Fair in Crescent Texas is accepting evacuated livestock and folks in RVs. For more information, contact the Wharton County Youth Fair 979-677-3350. o Texas Blessings Animal Rescue has trailers to help move livestock to safety if needed. Wharton County Fairgrounds and Brackenridge at Edna are offering stalls and RV hookups for displaced animals and their owners. Please call us day or night if you need emergency help. (361) 588-2143 o Sam Houston Race Park has offered stalls to anyone who needs them, you will need to bring your own bedding, buckets, feed, hay and webbing for the front of the stall. Call 281-807-8700 to arrange for someone to open the gate. ACCEPTING DONATIONS FOR ANIMALS & LIVESTOCK: o Circle S Hardware will be accepting donations for FEED & SUPPLIES for all the animals displaced by the wildfires. 281-356-7970 located at 27206 Fm 2978. They are not accepting monetary donations. o WD Feed and Supply is taking any and all cat, dog, horse, cow, bird and any other animal feed you can donate. Also taking monetary donations. They have an account specifically for fire victims. We are coordinating with all evacuation sites to get items where they are most needed. They can be contacted at 832-454-2515. o WALLER FAIRGROUNDS IS REQUESTING ASSISTANCE WITH DONATIONS. (SEE DOC LINK FOR MORE INFO) ==== Austin Disaster Relief Network Key Phone Numbers for ADRN Victim Hotline: 512-331-2600 Volunteer/Donation/Questions Hotline: 512-331-2200 https://www.facebook.com/ADRNTX --- UPDATED: Bastrop County fires forcing evacuations Sunday, September 4, 2011 (SEE FULL DETAILS AT: http://bastropadvertiser.com/2011/09/04/bastrop-county-fires-forcing-evacuations The county has two information lines for citizens to call and ask about the extent of the damage in their areas. The numbers are 332-8856 and 332-8814. --- RED CROSS Bastrop Fire Information Line (512) 332-8814 OR (512) 332-8856 Pedernales One Fire (512) 753-2180 Texas Road Closures http://www.txdot.gov/travel/road_conditions.htm RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD SAFE & WELL (Register) https://safeandwell.communityos.org/cms/index.php DONATIONS food, clothing listed- =========== DONATION DROP-OFF POINTS: (CHECK for volunteer Opportunities) Help Our County - Montgomery and Liberty County http://helpourcounty.org/ * BOY SCOUTS - http://www.bsacac.org/firerelief * RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD * Lists How to help - http://www.kvue.com/news/Austin-area-wildfire-donations-129263013.html * Distribution Center for Victims of Bastrop County Fires - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Distribution-Center-for-Victims-of-Bastrop-County-Fires/186233514781271 -- September 05, 2011 * Wildfire relief in Central Texas (updated) http://blue-dot-blues.blogspot.com/2011/09/wildfire-relief-in-central-texas.html OTHER LISTS AT: > ADRN http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/6442 > other areas http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8887 =========== FACEBOOK (Index Links collection) http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8889 ---- COVERAGE - http://austin.ynn.com/content/central_texas_wildfires/ http://bastropadvertiser.com/ http://www.texas-fire.com/ ================= FEMA Defends No More Help Over Texas Wildfires May 4, 2011 http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/politics/Perry-White-House-Denies-Disaster-Status-for-Wildfires-121226234.html?dr ==== Tornadoes leave destruction in East, Central Texas April 26, 2011 http://www.statesman.com/news/texas/tornadoes-leave-destruction-in-east-central-texas-1434428.html ========= http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/16010/ ... Additionally, volunteer organizations including the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief have been providing resources, supplies and shelter to first responders and fire victims in the impacted areas. The State Operations Center has been partially activated and continues to work closely with the Texas Forest Service, National Weather Service and other state and local entities to monitor this severe wildfire threat. ====== SALVATION ARMY - http://www.salvationarmytexas.org/news/the-salvation-army-providing-round-the-clock-support-at-wildfire-locations-in-texas/ Monetary donations to support The Salvation Army Texas Wildfire Relief can be made by mail to P.O.Box 36607, Dallas, TX 75235, by phone at 1-800-SAL-ARMY or online at www.salvationarmyusa.org. http://facebook.com/salvationarmytexas -- RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/noticias.asp?SN=14296&OP=14299&IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD ======= Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- Wildfires causing breathing problems - April 18, 2011 http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Wildfires-can-cause-breathing-problems-120129454.html -- Fires continue in the Big Country - April 18, 2011 http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== TEXAS FIRE DEPARTMENTS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/fdDirectoryList-US.cfm?statecodeID=TX NEWS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/statesDetails-US.cfm?statecodeID=51&statename=Texas&abrev=TX ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. ============== FACEBOOK - Fire Fighting News - https://www.facebook.com/pages/FireFightingNews/200246968638 -> COUNTY SITES: BASTROP - (includes re-entry & Missing persons) http://www.co.bastrop.tx.us/ GRIMES - http://www.co.grimes.tx.us/ips/cms/EMERGENCYMANAGMENT/ Hays County Fire & Evacuation Information - http://www.co.hays.tx.us/ http://www.co.hays.tx.us/index.php/living-and-visiting/recent-news/hays-county-fire-evacuation-information/ MONTGOMERY - (includes return & volunteer info) http://www.mctxoem.org/go/site/1945/ WALLER - (includes re-entry) http://www.co.waller.tx.us/ips/cms ========== Open Shelter listing: http://weareaustin.com/fulltext/?nxd_id=176387 http://www.kvue.com/home/Fire-Evacuations--129237203.html HOUSING FOR EVACUEE'S (FREE OR DISCOUNTED) - 2011 TX WILDFIRES - INDEX http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8908 --- Donation drop spots, emergency links: http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8934 --- MONTGOMERY & WALLER COUNTY. surrounding couties MUCH INFORMATION - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gQLxMLl7Ty334mpAZtGRjCvQaTzc0lEGNZ611rG651A/edit?hl=en_US&pli=1 ---- SHELTERS FOR ANIMALS: o Montgomery Co Animal Shelter said that "strays" are brought in are only held for 4 days and then put up for adoption. So if you have a displaced pet, please check there first.. 936-442-7738 o Waller County Fair Grounds FM 359 South , Hempstead, TX 77445 o Magnolia Arena on Friendship Lane is available for horses and show animals. o The Wharton County Youth Fair in Crescent Texas is accepting evacuated livestock and folks in RVs. For more information, contact the Wharton County Youth Fair 979-677-3350. o Texas Blessings Animal Rescue has trailers to help move livestock to safety if needed. Wharton County Fairgrounds and Brackenridge at Edna are offering stalls and RV hookups for displaced animals and their owners. Please call us day or night if you need emergency help. (361) 588-2143 o Sam Houston Race Park has offered stalls to anyone who needs them, you will need to bring your own bedding, buckets, feed, hay and webbing for the front of the stall. Call 281-807-8700 to arrange for someone to open the gate. ACCEPTING DONATIONS FOR ANIMALS & LIVESTOCK: o Circle S Hardware will be accepting donations for FEED & SUPPLIES for all the animals displaced by the wildfires. 281-356-7970 located at 27206 Fm 2978. They are not accepting monetary donations. o WD Feed and Supply is taking any and all cat, dog, horse, cow, bird and any other animal feed you can donate. Also taking monetary donations. They have an account specifically for fire victims. We are coordinating with all evacuation sites to get items where they are most needed. They can be contacted at 832-454-2515. o WALLER FAIRGROUNDS IS REQUESTING ASSISTANCE WITH DONATIONS. (SEE DOC LINK FOR MORE INFO) ==== Austin Disaster Relief Network Key Phone Numbers for ADRN Victim Hotline: 512-331-2600 Volunteer/Donation/Questions Hotline: 512-331-2200 https://www.facebook.com/ADRNTX --- UPDATED: Bastrop County fires forcing evacuations Sunday, September 4, 2011 (SEE FULL DETAILS AT: http://bastropadvertiser.com/2011/09/04/bastrop-county-fires-forcing-evacuations The county has two information lines for citizens to call and ask about the extent of the damage in their areas. The numbers are 332-8856 and 332-8814. --- RED CROSS Bastrop Fire Information Line (512) 332-8814 OR (512) 332-8856 Pedernales One Fire (512) 753-2180 Texas Road Closures http://www.txdot.gov/travel/road_conditions.htm RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD SAFE & WELL (Register) https://safeandwell.communityos.org/cms/index.php DONATIONS food, clothing listed- =========== DONATION DROP-OFF POINTS: (CHECK for volunteer Opportunities) Help Our County - Montgomery and Liberty County http://helpourcounty.org/ * BOY SCOUTS - http://www.bsacac.org/firerelief * RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD * Lists How to help - http://www.kvue.com/news/Austin-area-wildfire-donations-129263013.html * Distribution Center for Victims of Bastrop County Fires - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Distribution-Center-for-Victims-of-Bastrop-County-Fires/186233514781271 -- September 05, 2011 * Wildfire relief in Central Texas (updated) http://blue-dot-blues.blogspot.com/2011/09/wildfire-relief-in-central-texas.html OTHER LISTS AT: > ADRN http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/6442 > other areas http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8887 =========== FACEBOOK (Index Links collection) http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8889 ---- COVERAGE - http://austin.ynn.com/content/central_texas_wildfires/ http://bastropadvertiser.com/ http://www.texas-fire.com/ http://www.ksla.com/category/220492/arklatex-wildfires ================= FEMA Defends No More Help Over Texas Wildfires May 4, 2011 http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/politics/Perry-White-House-Denies-Disaster-Status-for-Wildfires-121226234.html?dr ==== Tornadoes leave destruction in East, Central Texas April 26, 2011 http://www.statesman.com/news/texas/tornadoes-leave-destruction-in-east-central-texas-1434428.html ========= http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/16010/ ... Additionally, volunteer organizations including the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief have been providing resources, supplies and shelter to first responders and fire victims in the impacted areas. The State Operations Center has been partially activated and continues to work closely with the Texas Forest Service, National Weather Service and other state and local entities to monitor this severe wildfire threat. ====== SALVATION ARMY - http://www.salvationarmytexas.org/news/the-salvation-army-providing-round-the-clock-support-at-wildfire-locations-in-texas/ Monetary donations to support The Salvation Army Texas Wildfire Relief can be made by mail to P.O.Box 36607, Dallas, TX 75235, by phone at 1-800-SAL-ARMY or online at www.salvationarmyusa.org. http://facebook.com/salvationarmytexas -- RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/noticias.asp?SN=14296&OP=14299&IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD ======= Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- Wildfires causing breathing problems - April 18, 2011 http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Wildfires-can-cause-breathing-problems-120129454.html -- Fires continue in the Big Country - April 18, 2011 http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== TEXAS FIRE DEPARTMENTS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/fdDirectoryList-US.cfm?statecodeID=TX NEWS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/statesDetails-US.cfm?statecodeID=51&statename=Texas&abrev=TX ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. ============== FACEBOOK - Fire Fighting News - https://www.facebook.com/pages/FireFightingNews/200246968638

notes: COUNTY SITES: BASTROP - (includes re-entry & Missing persons) http://www.co.bastrop.tx.us/ GRIMES - http://www.co.grimes.tx.us/ips/cms/EMERGENCYMANAGMENT/ MONTGOMERY - (includes return & volunteer info) http://www.mctxoem.org/go/site/1945/ WALLER - (includes re-entry) http://www.co.waller.tx.us/ips/cms ========== Open Shelter listing: http://weareaustin.com/fulltext/?nxd_id=176387 http://www.kvue.com/home/Fire-Evacuations--129237203.html Donation drop spots, emergency links: http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8934 MONTGOMERY & WALLER COUNTY. surrounding couties MUCH INFORMATION - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gQLxMLl7Ty334mpAZtGRjCvQaTzc0lEGNZ611rG651A/edit?hl=en_US&pli=1 SHELTERS FOR ANIMALS: o Montgomery Co Animal Shelter said that "strays" are brought in are only held for 4 days and then put up for adoption. So if you have a displaced pet, please check there first.. 936-442-7738 o Waller County Fair Grounds FM 359 South , Hempstead, TX 77445 o Magnolia Arena on Friendship Lane is available for horses and show animals. o The Wharton County Youth Fair in Crescent Texas is accepting evacuated livestock and folks in RVs. For more information, contact the Wharton County Youth Fair 979-677-3350. o Texas Blessings Animal Rescue has trailers to help move livestock to safety if needed. Wharton County Fairgrounds and Brackenridge at Edna are offering stalls and RV hookups for displaced animals and their owners. Please call us day or night if you need emergency help. (361) 588-2143 o Sam Houston Race Park has offered stalls to anyone who needs them, you will need to bring your own bedding, buckets, feed, hay and webbing for the front of the stall. Call 281-807-8700 to arrange for someone to open the gate. ACCEPTING DONATIONS FOR ANIMALS & LIVESTOCK: o Circle S Hardware will be accepting donations for FEED & SUPPLIES for all the animals displaced by the wildfires. 281-356-7970 located at 27206 Fm 2978. They are not accepting monetary donations. o WD Feed and Supply is taking any and all cat, dog, horse, cow, bird and any other animal feed you can donate. Also taking monetary donations. They have an account specifically for fire victims. We are coordinating with all evacuation sites to get items where they are most needed. They can be contacted at 832-454-2515. o WALLER FAIRGROUNDS IS REQUESTING ASSISTANCE WITH DONATIONS. (SEE DOC LINK FOR MORE INFO) ==== Austin Disaster Relief Network Key Phone Numbers for ADRN Victim Hotline: 512-331-2600 Volunteer/Donation/Questions Hotline: 512-331-2200 https://www.facebook.com/ADRNTX --- UPDATED: Bastrop County fires forcing evacuations Sunday, September 4, 2011 (SEE FULL DETAILS AT: http://bastropadvertiser.com/2011/09/04/bastrop-county-fires-forcing-evacuations The county has two information lines for citizens to call and ask about the extent of the damage in their areas. The numbers are 332-8856 and 332-8814. --- RED CROSS Bastrop Fire Information Line (512) 332-8814 OR (512) 332-8856 Pedernales One Fire (512) 753-2180 Texas Road Closures http://www.txdot.gov/travel/road_conditions.htm Hays County Fire & Evacuation Information - http://www.co.hays.tx.us/ RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD SAFE & WELL (Register) https://safeandwell.communityos.org/cms/index.php DONATIONS food, clothing listed- =========== DONATION DROP-OFF POINTS: (CHECK for volunteer Opportunities) Help Our County - Montgomery and Liberty County http://helpourcounty.org/ * BOY SCOUTS - http://www.bsacac.org/firerelief * RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD * Lists How to help - http://www.kvue.com/news/Austin-area-wildfire-donations-129263013.html * Distribution Center for Victims of Bastrop County Fires - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Distribution-Center-for-Victims-of-Bastrop-County-Fires/186233514781271 -- September 05, 2011 * Wildfire relief in Central Texas (updated) http://blue-dot-blues.blogspot.com/2011/09/wildfire-relief-in-central-texas.html OTHER LISTS AT: > ADRN http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/6442 > other areas http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8887 =========== FACEBOOK (Index collection) http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8889 ---- COVERAGE - http://austin.ynn.com/content/central_texas_wildfires/ http://bastropadvertiser.com/ http://www.texas-fire.com/ ================= FEMA Defends No More Help Over Texas Wildfires May 4, 2011 http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/politics/Perry-White-House-Denies-Disaster-Status-for-Wildfires-121226234.html?dr ==== Tornadoes leave destruction in East, Central Texas April 26, 2011 http://www.statesman.com/news/texas/tornadoes-leave-destruction-in-east-central-texas-1434428.html ========= http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/16010/ ... Additionally, volunteer organizations including the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief have been providing resources, supplies and shelter to first responders and fire victims in the impacted areas. The State Operations Center has been partially activated and continues to work closely with the Texas Forest Service, National Weather Service and other state and local entities to monitor this severe wildfire threat. ====== SALVATION ARMY - http://www.salvationarmytexas.org/news/the-salvation-army-providing-round-the-clock-support-at-wildfire-locations-in-texas/ Monetary donations to support The Salvation Army Texas Wildfire Relief can be made by mail to P.O.Box 36607, Dallas, TX 75235, by phone at 1-800-SAL-ARMY or online at www.salvationarmyusa.org. http://facebook.com/salvationarmytexas -- RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/noticias.asp?SN=14296&OP=14299&IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD ======= Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- Wildfires causing breathing problems - April 18, 2011 http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Wildfires-can-cause-breathing-problems-120129454.html -- Fires continue in the Big Country - April 18, 2011 http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== TEXAS FIRE DEPARTMENTS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/fdDirectoryList-US.cfm?statecodeID=TX NEWS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/statesDetails-US.cfm?statecodeID=51&statename=Texas&abrev=TX ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. ============== FACEBOOK - Fire Fighting News - https://www.facebook.com/pages/FireFightingNews/200246968638 -> COUNTY SITES: BASTROP - (includes re-entry & Missing persons) http://www.co.bastrop.tx.us/ GRIMES - http://www.co.grimes.tx.us/ips/cms/EMERGENCYMANAGMENT/ Hays County Fire & Evacuation Information - http://www.co.hays.tx.us/ http://www.co.hays.tx.us/index.php/living-and-visiting/recent-news/hays-county-fire-evacuation-information/ MONTGOMERY - (includes return & volunteer info) http://www.mctxoem.org/go/site/1945/ WALLER - (includes re-entry) http://www.co.waller.tx.us/ips/cms ========== Open Shelter listing: http://weareaustin.com/fulltext/?nxd_id=176387 http://www.kvue.com/home/Fire-Evacuations--129237203.html HOUSING FOR EVACUEE'S (FREE OR DISCOUNTED) - 2011 TX WILDFIRES - INDEX http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8908 --- Donation drop spots, emergency links: http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8934 --- MONTGOMERY & WALLER COUNTY. surrounding couties MUCH INFORMATION - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gQLxMLl7Ty334mpAZtGRjCvQaTzc0lEGNZ611rG651A/edit?hl=en_US&pli=1 ---- SHELTERS FOR ANIMALS: o Montgomery Co Animal Shelter said that "strays" are brought in are only held for 4 days and then put up for adoption. So if you have a displaced pet, please check there first.. 936-442-7738 o Waller County Fair Grounds FM 359 South , Hempstead, TX 77445 o Magnolia Arena on Friendship Lane is available for horses and show animals. o The Wharton County Youth Fair in Crescent Texas is accepting evacuated livestock and folks in RVs. For more information, contact the Wharton County Youth Fair 979-677-3350. o Texas Blessings Animal Rescue has trailers to help move livestock to safety if needed. Wharton County Fairgrounds and Brackenridge at Edna are offering stalls and RV hookups for displaced animals and their owners. Please call us day or night if you need emergency help. (361) 588-2143 o Sam Houston Race Park has offered stalls to anyone who needs them, you will need to bring your own bedding, buckets, feed, hay and webbing for the front of the stall. Call 281-807-8700 to arrange for someone to open the gate. ACCEPTING DONATIONS FOR ANIMALS & LIVESTOCK: o Circle S Hardware will be accepting donations for FEED & SUPPLIES for all the animals displaced by the wildfires. 281-356-7970 located at 27206 Fm 2978. They are not accepting monetary donations. o WD Feed and Supply is taking any and all cat, dog, horse, cow, bird and any other animal feed you can donate. Also taking monetary donations. They have an account specifically for fire victims. We are coordinating with all evacuation sites to get items where they are most needed. They can be contacted at 832-454-2515. o WALLER FAIRGROUNDS IS REQUESTING ASSISTANCE WITH DONATIONS. (SEE DOC LINK FOR MORE INFO) ==== Austin Disaster Relief Network Key Phone Numbers for ADRN Victim Hotline: 512-331-2600 Volunteer/Donation/Questions Hotline: 512-331-2200 https://www.facebook.com/ADRNTX --- UPDATED: Bastrop County fires forcing evacuations Sunday, September 4, 2011 (SEE FULL DETAILS AT: http://bastropadvertiser.com/2011/09/04/bastrop-county-fires-forcing-evacuations The county has two information lines for citizens to call and ask about the extent of the damage in their areas. The numbers are 332-8856 and 332-8814. --- RED CROSS Bastrop Fire Information Line (512) 332-8814 OR (512) 332-8856 Pedernales One Fire (512) 753-2180 Texas Road Closures http://www.txdot.gov/travel/road_conditions.htm RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD SAFE & WELL (Register) https://safeandwell.communityos.org/cms/index.php DONATIONS food, clothing listed- =========== DONATION DROP-OFF POINTS: (CHECK for volunteer Opportunities) Help Our County - Montgomery and Liberty County http://helpourcounty.org/ * BOY SCOUTS - http://www.bsacac.org/firerelief * RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD * Lists How to help - http://www.kvue.com/news/Austin-area-wildfire-donations-129263013.html * Distribution Center for Victims of Bastrop County Fires - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Distribution-Center-for-Victims-of-Bastrop-County-Fires/186233514781271 -- September 05, 2011 * Wildfire relief in Central Texas (updated) http://blue-dot-blues.blogspot.com/2011/09/wildfire-relief-in-central-texas.html OTHER LISTS AT: > ADRN http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/6442 > other areas http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8887 =========== FACEBOOK (Index Links collection) http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8889 ---- COVERAGE - http://austin.ynn.com/content/central_texas_wildfires/ http://bastropadvertiser.com/ http://www.texas-fire.com/ ================= FEMA Defends No More Help Over Texas Wildfires May 4, 2011 http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/politics/Perry-White-House-Denies-Disaster-Status-for-Wildfires-121226234.html?dr ==== Tornadoes leave destruction in East, Central Texas April 26, 2011 http://www.statesman.com/news/texas/tornadoes-leave-destruction-in-east-central-texas-1434428.html ========= http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/16010/ ... Additionally, volunteer organizations including the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief have been providing resources, supplies and shelter to first responders and fire victims in the impacted areas. The State Operations Center has been partially activated and continues to work closely with the Texas Forest Service, National Weather Service and other state and local entities to monitor this severe wildfire threat. ====== SALVATION ARMY - http://www.salvationarmytexas.org/news/the-salvation-army-providing-round-the-clock-support-at-wildfire-locations-in-texas/ Monetary donations to support The Salvation Army Texas Wildfire Relief can be made by mail to P.O.Box 36607, Dallas, TX 75235, by phone at 1-800-SAL-ARMY or online at www.salvationarmyusa.org. http://facebook.com/salvationarmytexas -- RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/noticias.asp?SN=14296&OP=14299&IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD ======= Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- Wildfires causing breathing problems - April 18, 2011 http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Wildfires-can-cause-breathing-problems-120129454.html -- Fires continue in the Big Country - April 18, 2011 http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== TEXAS FIRE DEPARTMENTS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/fdDirectoryList-US.cfm?statecodeID=TX NEWS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/statesDetails-US.cfm?statecodeID=51&statename=Texas&abrev=TX ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. ============== FACEBOOK - Fire Fighting News - https://www.facebook.com/pages/FireFightingNews/200246968638

notes: COUNTY SITES: GRIMES - http://www.co.grimes.tx.us/ips/cms/EMERGENCYMANAGMENT/ MONTGOMERY - (includes return & volunteer info) http://www.mctxoem.org/go/site/1945/ WALLER - (includes re-entry) http://www.co.waller.tx.us/ips/cms ========== Open Shelter listing: http://weareaustin.com/fulltext/?nxd_id=176387 http://www.kvue.com/home/Fire-Evacuations--129237203.html Donation drop spots, emergency links: http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8934 MONTGOMERY & WALLER COUNTY. surrounding couties MUCH INFORMATION - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gQLxMLl7Ty334mpAZtGRjCvQaTzc0lEGNZ611rG651A/edit?hl=en_US&pli=1 SHELTERS FOR ANIMALS: o Montgomery Co Animal Shelter said that "strays" are brought in are only held for 4 days and then put up for adoption. So if you have a displaced pet, please check there first.. 936-442-7738 o Waller County Fair Grounds FM 359 South , Hempstead, TX 77445 o Magnolia Arena on Friendship Lane is available for horses and show animals. o The Wharton County Youth Fair in Crescent Texas is accepting evacuated livestock and folks in RVs. For more information, contact the Wharton County Youth Fair 979-677-3350. o Texas Blessings Animal Rescue has trailers to help move livestock to safety if needed. Wharton County Fairgrounds and Brackenridge at Edna are offering stalls and RV hookups for displaced animals and their owners. Please call us day or night if you need emergency help. (361) 588-2143 o Sam Houston Race Park has offered stalls to anyone who needs them, you will need to bring your own bedding, buckets, feed, hay and webbing for the front of the stall. Call 281-807-8700 to arrange for someone to open the gate. ACCEPTING DONATIONS FOR ANIMALS & LIVESTOCK: o Circle S Hardware will be accepting donations for FEED & SUPPLIES for all the animals displaced by the wildfires. 281-356-7970 located at 27206 Fm 2978. They are not accepting monetary donations. o WD Feed and Supply is taking any and all cat, dog, horse, cow, bird and any other animal feed you can donate. Also taking monetary donations. They have an account specifically for fire victims. We are coordinating with all evacuation sites to get items where they are most needed. They can be contacted at 832-454-2515. o WALLER FAIRGROUNDS IS REQUESTING ASSISTANCE WITH DONATIONS. (SEE DOC LINK FOR MORE INFO) ==== Austin Disaster Relief Network Key Phone Numbers for ADRN Victim Hotline: 512-331-2600 Volunteer/Donation/Questions Hotline: 512-331-2200 https://www.facebook.com/ADRNTX --- UPDATED: Bastrop County fires forcing evacuations Sunday, September 4, 2011 (SEE FULL DETAILS AT: http://bastropadvertiser.com/2011/09/04/bastrop-county-fires-forcing-evacuations The county has two information lines for citizens to call and ask about the extent of the damage in their areas. The numbers are 332-8856 and 332-8814. --- RED CROSS Bastrop Fire Information Line (512) 332-8814 OR (512) 332-8856 Pedernales One Fire (512) 753-2180 Texas Road Closures http://www.txdot.gov/travel/road_conditions.htm Hays County Fire & Evacuation Information - http://www.co.hays.tx.us/ RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD SAFE & WELL (Register) https://safeandwell.communityos.org/cms/index.php DONATIONS food, clothing listed- =========== DONATION DROP-OFF POINTS: (CHECK for volunteer Opportunities) Help Our County - Montgomery and Liberty County http://helpourcounty.org/ * BOY SCOUTS - http://www.bsacac.org/firerelief * RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD * Lists How to help - http://www.kvue.com/news/Austin-area-wildfire-donations-129263013.html * Distribution Center for Victims of Bastrop County Fires - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Distribution-Center-for-Victims-of-Bastrop-County-Fires/186233514781271 -- September 05, 2011 * Wildfire relief in Central Texas (updated) http://blue-dot-blues.blogspot.com/2011/09/wildfire-relief-in-central-texas.html OTHER LISTS AT: > ADRN http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/6442 > other areas http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8887 =========== FACEBOOK (Index collection) http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8889 ---- COVERAGE - http://austin.ynn.com/content/central_texas_wildfires/ http://bastropadvertiser.com/ http://www.texas-fire.com/ ================= FEMA Defends No More Help Over Texas Wildfires May 4, 2011 http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/politics/Perry-White-House-Denies-Disaster-Status-for-Wildfires-121226234.html?dr ==== Tornadoes leave destruction in East, Central Texas April 26, 2011 http://www.statesman.com/news/texas/tornadoes-leave-destruction-in-east-central-texas-1434428.html ========= http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/16010/ ... Additionally, volunteer organizations including the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief have been providing resources, supplies and shelter to first responders and fire victims in the impacted areas. The State Operations Center has been partially activated and continues to work closely with the Texas Forest Service, National Weather Service and other state and local entities to monitor this severe wildfire threat. ====== SALVATION ARMY - http://www.salvationarmytexas.org/news/the-salvation-army-providing-round-the-clock-support-at-wildfire-locations-in-texas/ Monetary donations to support The Salvation Army Texas Wildfire Relief can be made by mail to P.O.Box 36607, Dallas, TX 75235, by phone at 1-800-SAL-ARMY or online at www.salvationarmyusa.org. http://facebook.com/salvationarmytexas -- RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/noticias.asp?SN=14296&OP=14299&IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD ======= Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- Wildfires causing breathing problems - April 18, 2011 http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Wildfires-can-cause-breathing-problems-120129454.html -- Fires continue in the Big Country - April 18, 2011 http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== TEXAS FIRE DEPARTMENTS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/fdDirectoryList-US.cfm?statecodeID=TX NEWS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/statesDetails-US.cfm?statecodeID=51&statename=Texas&abrev=TX ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. ============== FACEBOOK - Fire Fighting News - https://www.facebook.com/pages/FireFightingNews/200246968638 -> COUNTY SITES: BASTROP - (includes re-entry & Missing persons) http://www.co.bastrop.tx.us/ GRIMES - http://www.co.grimes.tx.us/ips/cms/EMERGENCYMANAGMENT/ MONTGOMERY - (includes return & volunteer info) http://www.mctxoem.org/go/site/1945/ WALLER - (includes re-entry) http://www.co.waller.tx.us/ips/cms ========== Open Shelter listing: http://weareaustin.com/fulltext/?nxd_id=176387 http://www.kvue.com/home/Fire-Evacuations--129237203.html Donation drop spots, emergency links: http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8934 MONTGOMERY & WALLER COUNTY. surrounding couties MUCH INFORMATION - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gQLxMLl7Ty334mpAZtGRjCvQaTzc0lEGNZ611rG651A/edit?hl=en_US&pli=1 SHELTERS FOR ANIMALS: o Montgomery Co Animal Shelter said that "strays" are brought in are only held for 4 days and then put up for adoption. So if you have a displaced pet, please check there first.. 936-442-7738 o Waller County Fair Grounds FM 359 South , Hempstead, TX 77445 o Magnolia Arena on Friendship Lane is available for horses and show animals. o The Wharton County Youth Fair in Crescent Texas is accepting evacuated livestock and folks in RVs. For more information, contact the Wharton County Youth Fair 979-677-3350. o Texas Blessings Animal Rescue has trailers to help move livestock to safety if needed. Wharton County Fairgrounds and Brackenridge at Edna are offering stalls and RV hookups for displaced animals and their owners. Please call us day or night if you need emergency help. (361) 588-2143 o Sam Houston Race Park has offered stalls to anyone who needs them, you will need to bring your own bedding, buckets, feed, hay and webbing for the front of the stall. Call 281-807-8700 to arrange for someone to open the gate. ACCEPTING DONATIONS FOR ANIMALS & LIVESTOCK: o Circle S Hardware will be accepting donations for FEED & SUPPLIES for all the animals displaced by the wildfires. 281-356-7970 located at 27206 Fm 2978. They are not accepting monetary donations. o WD Feed and Supply is taking any and all cat, dog, horse, cow, bird and any other animal feed you can donate. Also taking monetary donations. They have an account specifically for fire victims. We are coordinating with all evacuation sites to get items where they are most needed. They can be contacted at 832-454-2515. o WALLER FAIRGROUNDS IS REQUESTING ASSISTANCE WITH DONATIONS. (SEE DOC LINK FOR MORE INFO) ==== Austin Disaster Relief Network Key Phone Numbers for ADRN Victim Hotline: 512-331-2600 Volunteer/Donation/Questions Hotline: 512-331-2200 https://www.facebook.com/ADRNTX --- UPDATED: Bastrop County fires forcing evacuations Sunday, September 4, 2011 (SEE FULL DETAILS AT: http://bastropadvertiser.com/2011/09/04/bastrop-county-fires-forcing-evacuations The county has two information lines for citizens to call and ask about the extent of the damage in their areas. The numbers are 332-8856 and 332-8814. --- RED CROSS Bastrop Fire Information Line (512) 332-8814 OR (512) 332-8856 Pedernales One Fire (512) 753-2180 Texas Road Closures http://www.txdot.gov/travel/road_conditions.htm Hays County Fire & Evacuation Information - http://www.co.hays.tx.us/ RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD SAFE & WELL (Register) https://safeandwell.communityos.org/cms/index.php DONATIONS food, clothing listed- =========== DONATION DROP-OFF POINTS: (CHECK for volunteer Opportunities) Help Our County - Montgomery and Liberty County http://helpourcounty.org/ * BOY SCOUTS - http://www.bsacac.org/firerelief * RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD * Lists How to help - http://www.kvue.com/news/Austin-area-wildfire-donations-129263013.html * Distribution Center for Victims of Bastrop County Fires - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Distribution-Center-for-Victims-of-Bastrop-County-Fires/186233514781271 -- September 05, 2011 * Wildfire relief in Central Texas (updated) http://blue-dot-blues.blogspot.com/2011/09/wildfire-relief-in-central-texas.html OTHER LISTS AT: > ADRN http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/6442 > other areas http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8887 =========== FACEBOOK (Index collection) http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8889 ---- COVERAGE - http://austin.ynn.com/content/central_texas_wildfires/ http://bastropadvertiser.com/ http://www.texas-fire.com/ ================= FEMA Defends No More Help Over Texas Wildfires May 4, 2011 http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/politics/Perry-White-House-Denies-Disaster-Status-for-Wildfires-121226234.html?dr ==== Tornadoes leave destruction in East, Central Texas April 26, 2011 http://www.statesman.com/news/texas/tornadoes-leave-destruction-in-east-central-texas-1434428.html ========= http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/16010/ ... Additionally, volunteer organizations including the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief have been providing resources, supplies and shelter to first responders and fire victims in the impacted areas. The State Operations Center has been partially activated and continues to work closely with the Texas Forest Service, National Weather Service and other state and local entities to monitor this severe wildfire threat. ====== SALVATION ARMY - http://www.salvationarmytexas.org/news/the-salvation-army-providing-round-the-clock-support-at-wildfire-locations-in-texas/ Monetary donations to support The Salvation Army Texas Wildfire Relief can be made by mail to P.O.Box 36607, Dallas, TX 75235, by phone at 1-800-SAL-ARMY or online at www.salvationarmyusa.org. http://facebook.com/salvationarmytexas -- RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/noticias.asp?SN=14296&OP=14299&IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD ======= Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- Wildfires causing breathing problems - April 18, 2011 http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Wildfires-can-cause-breathing-problems-120129454.html -- Fires continue in the Big Country - April 18, 2011 http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== TEXAS FIRE DEPARTMENTS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/fdDirectoryList-US.cfm?statecodeID=TX NEWS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/statesDetails-US.cfm?statecodeID=51&statename=Texas&abrev=TX ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. ============== FACEBOOK - Fire Fighting News - https://www.facebook.com/pages/FireFightingNews/200246968638

notes: Open Shelter listing: http://weareaustin.com/fulltext/?nxd_id=176387 http://www.kvue.com/home/Fire-Evacuations--129237203.html Donation drop spots, emergency links: http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8934 MONTGOMERY & WALLER COUNTY. surrounding couties MUCH INFORMATION - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gQLxMLl7Ty334mpAZtGRjCvQaTzc0lEGNZ611rG651A/edit?hl=en_US&pli=1 SHELTERS FOR ANIMALS: o Montgomery Co Animal Shelter said that "strays" are brought in are only held for 4 days and then put up for adoption. So if you have a displaced pet, please check there first.. 936-442-7738 o Waller County Fair Grounds FM 359 South , Hempstead, TX 77445 o Magnolia Arena on Friendship Lane is available for horses and show animals. o The Wharton County Youth Fair in Crescent Texas is accepting evacuated livestock and folks in RVs. For more information, contact the Wharton County Youth Fair 979-677-3350. o Texas Blessings Animal Rescue has trailers to help move livestock to safety if needed. Wharton County Fairgrounds and Brackenridge at Edna are offering stalls and RV hookups for displaced animals and their owners. Please call us day or night if you need emergency help. (361) 588-2143 o Sam Houston Race Park has offered stalls to anyone who needs them, you will need to bring your own bedding, buckets, feed, hay and webbing for the front of the stall. Call 281-807-8700 to arrange for someone to open the gate. ACCEPTING DONATIONS FOR ANIMALS & LIVESTOCK: o Circle S Hardware will be accepting donations for FEED & SUPPLIES for all the animals displaced by the wildfires. 281-356-7970 located at 27206 Fm 2978. They are not accepting monetary donations. o WD Feed and Supply is taking any and all cat, dog, horse, cow, bird and any other animal feed you can donate. Also taking monetary donations. They have an account specifically for fire victims. We are coordinating with all evacuation sites to get items where they are most needed. They can be contacted at 832-454-2515. o WALLER FAIRGROUNDS IS REQUESTING ASSISTANCE WITH DONATIONS. (SEE DOC LINK FOR MORE INFO) ==== Austin Disaster Relief Network Key Phone Numbers for ADRN Victim Hotline: 512-331-2600 Volunteer/Donation/Questions Hotline: 512-331-2200 https://www.facebook.com/ADRNTX --- UPDATED: Bastrop County fires forcing evacuations Sunday, September 4, 2011 (SEE FULL DETAILS AT: http://bastropadvertiser.com/2011/09/04/bastrop-county-fires-forcing-evacuations The county has two information lines for citizens to call and ask about the extent of the damage in their areas. The numbers are 332-8856 and 332-8814. --- RED CROSS Bastrop Fire Information Line (512) 332-8814 OR (512) 332-8856 Pedernales One Fire (512) 753-2180 Texas Road Closures http://www.txdot.gov/travel/road_conditions.htm Hays County Fire & Evacuation Information - http://www.co.hays.tx.us/ RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD SAFE & WELL (Register) https://safeandwell.communityos.org/cms/index.php DONATIONS food, clothing listed- =========== DONATION DROP-OFF POINTS: (CHECK for volunteer Opportunities) Help Our County - Montgomery and Liberty County http://helpourcounty.org/ * BOY SCOUTS - http://www.bsacac.org/firerelief * RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD * Lists How to help - http://www.kvue.com/news/Austin-area-wildfire-donations-129263013.html * Distribution Center for Victims of Bastrop County Fires - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Distribution-Center-for-Victims-of-Bastrop-County-Fires/186233514781271 -- September 05, 2011 * Wildfire relief in Central Texas (updated) http://blue-dot-blues.blogspot.com/2011/09/wildfire-relief-in-central-texas.html OTHER LISTS AT: > ADRN http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/6442 > other areas http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8887 =========== FACEBOOK (Index collection) http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8889 ---- COVERAGE - http://austin.ynn.com/content/central_texas_wildfires/ http://bastropadvertiser.com/ http://www.texas-fire.com/ ================= FEMA Defends No More Help Over Texas Wildfires May 4, 2011 http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/politics/Perry-White-House-Denies-Disaster-Status-for-Wildfires-121226234.html?dr ==== Tornadoes leave destruction in East, Central Texas April 26, 2011 http://www.statesman.com/news/texas/tornadoes-leave-destruction-in-east-central-texas-1434428.html ========= http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/16010/ ... Additionally, volunteer organizations including the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief have been providing resources, supplies and shelter to first responders and fire victims in the impacted areas. The State Operations Center has been partially activated and continues to work closely with the Texas Forest Service, National Weather Service and other state and local entities to monitor this severe wildfire threat. ====== SALVATION ARMY - http://www.salvationarmytexas.org/news/the-salvation-army-providing-round-the-clock-support-at-wildfire-locations-in-texas/ Monetary donations to support The Salvation Army Texas Wildfire Relief can be made by mail to P.O.Box 36607, Dallas, TX 75235, by phone at 1-800-SAL-ARMY or online at www.salvationarmyusa.org. http://facebook.com/salvationarmytexas -- RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/noticias.asp?SN=14296&OP=14299&IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD ======= Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- Wildfires causing breathing problems - April 18, 2011 http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Wildfires-can-cause-breathing-problems-120129454.html -- Fires continue in the Big Country - April 18, 2011 http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== TEXAS FIRE DEPARTMENTS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/fdDirectoryList-US.cfm?statecodeID=TX NEWS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/statesDetails-US.cfm?statecodeID=51&statename=Texas&abrev=TX ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. ============== FACEBOOK - Fire Fighting News - https://www.facebook.com/pages/FireFightingNews/200246968638 -> COUNTY SITES: GRIMES - http://www.co.grimes.tx.us/ips/cms/EMERGENCYMANAGMENT/ MONTGOMERY - (includes return & volunteer info) http://www.mctxoem.org/go/site/1945/ WALLER - (includes re-entry) http://www.co.waller.tx.us/ips/cms ========== Open Shelter listing: http://weareaustin.com/fulltext/?nxd_id=176387 http://www.kvue.com/home/Fire-Evacuations--129237203.html Donation drop spots, emergency links: http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8934 MONTGOMERY & WALLER COUNTY. surrounding couties MUCH INFORMATION - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gQLxMLl7Ty334mpAZtGRjCvQaTzc0lEGNZ611rG651A/edit?hl=en_US&pli=1 SHELTERS FOR ANIMALS: o Montgomery Co Animal Shelter said that "strays" are brought in are only held for 4 days and then put up for adoption. So if you have a displaced pet, please check there first.. 936-442-7738 o Waller County Fair Grounds FM 359 South , Hempstead, TX 77445 o Magnolia Arena on Friendship Lane is available for horses and show animals. o The Wharton County Youth Fair in Crescent Texas is accepting evacuated livestock and folks in RVs. For more information, contact the Wharton County Youth Fair 979-677-3350. o Texas Blessings Animal Rescue has trailers to help move livestock to safety if needed. Wharton County Fairgrounds and Brackenridge at Edna are offering stalls and RV hookups for displaced animals and their owners. Please call us day or night if you need emergency help. (361) 588-2143 o Sam Houston Race Park has offered stalls to anyone who needs them, you will need to bring your own bedding, buckets, feed, hay and webbing for the front of the stall. Call 281-807-8700 to arrange for someone to open the gate. ACCEPTING DONATIONS FOR ANIMALS & LIVESTOCK: o Circle S Hardware will be accepting donations for FEED & SUPPLIES for all the animals displaced by the wildfires. 281-356-7970 located at 27206 Fm 2978. They are not accepting monetary donations. o WD Feed and Supply is taking any and all cat, dog, horse, cow, bird and any other animal feed you can donate. Also taking monetary donations. They have an account specifically for fire victims. We are coordinating with all evacuation sites to get items where they are most needed. They can be contacted at 832-454-2515. o WALLER FAIRGROUNDS IS REQUESTING ASSISTANCE WITH DONATIONS. (SEE DOC LINK FOR MORE INFO) ==== Austin Disaster Relief Network Key Phone Numbers for ADRN Victim Hotline: 512-331-2600 Volunteer/Donation/Questions Hotline: 512-331-2200 https://www.facebook.com/ADRNTX --- UPDATED: Bastrop County fires forcing evacuations Sunday, September 4, 2011 (SEE FULL DETAILS AT: http://bastropadvertiser.com/2011/09/04/bastrop-county-fires-forcing-evacuations The county has two information lines for citizens to call and ask about the extent of the damage in their areas. The numbers are 332-8856 and 332-8814. --- RED CROSS Bastrop Fire Information Line (512) 332-8814 OR (512) 332-8856 Pedernales One Fire (512) 753-2180 Texas Road Closures http://www.txdot.gov/travel/road_conditions.htm Hays County Fire & Evacuation Information - http://www.co.hays.tx.us/ RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD SAFE & WELL (Register) https://safeandwell.communityos.org/cms/index.php DONATIONS food, clothing listed- =========== DONATION DROP-OFF POINTS: (CHECK for volunteer Opportunities) Help Our County - Montgomery and Liberty County http://helpourcounty.org/ * BOY SCOUTS - http://www.bsacac.org/firerelief * RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD * Lists How to help - http://www.kvue.com/news/Austin-area-wildfire-donations-129263013.html * Distribution Center for Victims of Bastrop County Fires - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Distribution-Center-for-Victims-of-Bastrop-County-Fires/186233514781271 -- September 05, 2011 * Wildfire relief in Central Texas (updated) http://blue-dot-blues.blogspot.com/2011/09/wildfire-relief-in-central-texas.html OTHER LISTS AT: > ADRN http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/6442 > other areas http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8887 =========== FACEBOOK (Index collection) http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8889 ---- COVERAGE - http://austin.ynn.com/content/central_texas_wildfires/ http://bastropadvertiser.com/ http://www.texas-fire.com/ ================= FEMA Defends No More Help Over Texas Wildfires May 4, 2011 http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/politics/Perry-White-House-Denies-Disaster-Status-for-Wildfires-121226234.html?dr ==== Tornadoes leave destruction in East, Central Texas April 26, 2011 http://www.statesman.com/news/texas/tornadoes-leave-destruction-in-east-central-texas-1434428.html ========= http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/16010/ ... Additionally, volunteer organizations including the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief have been providing resources, supplies and shelter to first responders and fire victims in the impacted areas. The State Operations Center has been partially activated and continues to work closely with the Texas Forest Service, National Weather Service and other state and local entities to monitor this severe wildfire threat. ====== SALVATION ARMY - http://www.salvationarmytexas.org/news/the-salvation-army-providing-round-the-clock-support-at-wildfire-locations-in-texas/ Monetary donations to support The Salvation Army Texas Wildfire Relief can be made by mail to P.O.Box 36607, Dallas, TX 75235, by phone at 1-800-SAL-ARMY or online at www.salvationarmyusa.org. http://facebook.com/salvationarmytexas -- RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/noticias.asp?SN=14296&OP=14299&IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD ======= Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- Wildfires causing breathing problems - April 18, 2011 http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Wildfires-can-cause-breathing-problems-120129454.html -- Fires continue in the Big Country - April 18, 2011 http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== TEXAS FIRE DEPARTMENTS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/fdDirectoryList-US.cfm?statecodeID=TX NEWS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/statesDetails-US.cfm?statecodeID=51&statename=Texas&abrev=TX ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. ============== FACEBOOK - Fire Fighting News - https://www.facebook.com/pages/FireFightingNews/200246968638
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notes: Open Shelter listing: http://weareaustin.com/fulltext/?nxd_id=176387 http://www.kvue.com/home/Fire-Evacuations--129237203.html Donation drop spots, emergency links: http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8934 MONTGOMERY & WALLER COUNTY. surrounding couties MUCH INFORMATION - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gQLxMLl7Ty334mpAZtGRjCvQaTzc0lEGNZ611rG651A/edit?hl=en_US&pli=1 SHELTERS FOR ANIMALS: o Montgomery Co Animal Shelter said that "strays" are brought in are only held for 4 days and then put up for adoption. So if you have a displaced pet, please check there first.. 936-442-7738 o Waller County Fair Grounds FM 359 South , Hempstead, TX 77445 o Magnolia Arena on Friendship Lane is available for horses and show animals. o The Wharton County Youth Fair in Crescent Texas is accepting evacuated livestock and folks in RVs. For more information, contact the Wharton County Youth Fair 979-677-3350. o Texas Blessings Animal Rescue has trailers to help move livestock to safety if needed. Wharton County Fairgrounds and Brackenridge at Edna are offering stalls and RV hookups for displaced animals and their owners. Please call us day or night if you need emergency help. (361) 588-2143 o Sam Houston Race Park has offered stalls to anyone who needs them, you will need to bring your own bedding, buckets, feed, hay and webbing for the front of the stall. Call 281-807-8700 to arrange for someone to open the gate. ACCEPTING DONATIONS FOR ANIMALS & LIVESTOCK: o Circle S Hardware will be accepting donations for FEED & SUPPLIES for all the animals displaced by the wildfires. 281-356-7970 located at 27206 Fm 2978. They are not accepting monetary donations. o WD Feed and Supply is taking any and all cat, dog, horse, cow, bird and any other animal feed you can donate. Also taking monetary donations. They have an account specifically for fire victims. We are coordinating with all evacuation sites to get items where they are most needed. They can be contacted at 832-454-2515. o WALLER FAIRGROUNDS IS REQUESTING ASSISTANCE WITH DONATIONS. (SEE DOC LINK FOR MORE INFO) ==== Austin Disaster Relief Network Key Phone Numbers for ADRN Victim Hotline: 512-331-2600 Volunteer/Donation/Questions Hotline: 512-331-2200 https://www.facebook.com/ADRNTX --- UPDATED: Bastrop County fires forcing evacuations Sunday, September 4, 2011 (SEE FULL DETAILS AT: http://bastropadvertiser.com/2011/09/04/bastrop-county-fires-forcing-evacuations The county has two information lines for citizens to call and ask about the extent of the damage in their areas. The numbers are 332-8856 and 332-8814. --- RED CROSS Bastrop Fire Information Line (512) 332-8814 OR (512) 332-8856 Pedernales One Fire (512) 753-2180 Texas Road Closures http://www.txdot.gov/travel/road_conditions.htm Hays County Fire & Evacuation Information - http://www.co.hays.tx.us/ RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD SAFE & WELL (Register) https://safeandwell.communityos.org/cms/index.php DONATIONS food, clothing listed- =========== DONATION DROP-OFF POINTS: Help Our County - Montgomery and Liberty County http://helpourcounty.org/ * BOY SCOUTS - http://www.bsacac.org/firerelief * RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD * Lists How to help - http://www.kvue.com/news/Austin-area-wildfire-donations-129263013.html * Distribution Center for Victims of Bastrop County Fires - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Distribution-Center-for-Victims-of-Bastrop-County-Fires/186233514781271 -- September 05, 2011 * Wildfire relief in Central Texas (updated) http://blue-dot-blues.blogspot.com/2011/09/wildfire-relief-in-central-texas.html =========== FACEBOOK (Index collection) http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8889 ---- COVERAGE - http://austin.ynn.com/content/central_texas_wildfires/ http://bastropadvertiser.com/ http://www.texas-fire.com/ ================= FEMA Defends No More Help Over Texas Wildfires May 4, 2011 http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/politics/Perry-White-House-Denies-Disaster-Status-for-Wildfires-121226234.html?dr ==== Tornadoes leave destruction in East, Central Texas April 26, 2011 http://www.statesman.com/news/texas/tornadoes-leave-destruction-in-east-central-texas-1434428.html ========= http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/16010/ ... Additionally, volunteer organizations including the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief have been providing resources, supplies and shelter to first responders and fire victims in the impacted areas. The State Operations Center has been partially activated and continues to work closely with the Texas Forest Service, National Weather Service and other state and local entities to monitor this severe wildfire threat. ====== SALVATION ARMY - http://www.salvationarmytexas.org/news/the-salvation-army-providing-round-the-clock-support-at-wildfire-locations-in-texas/ Monetary donations to support The Salvation Army Texas Wildfire Relief can be made by mail to P.O.Box 36607, Dallas, TX 75235, by phone at 1-800-SAL-ARMY or online at www.salvationarmyusa.org. http://facebook.com/salvationarmytexas -- RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/noticias.asp?SN=14296&OP=14299&IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD ======= Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- Wildfires causing breathing problems - April 18, 2011 http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Wildfires-can-cause-breathing-problems-120129454.html -- Fires continue in the Big Country - April 18, 2011 http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== TEXAS FIRE DEPARTMENTS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/fdDirectoryList-US.cfm?statecodeID=TX NEWS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/statesDetails-US.cfm?statecodeID=51&statename=Texas&abrev=TX ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. ============== FACEBOOK - Fire Fighting News - https://www.facebook.com/pages/FireFightingNews/200246968638 -> Open Shelter listing: http://weareaustin.com/fulltext/?nxd_id=176387 http://www.kvue.com/home/Fire-Evacuations--129237203.html Donation drop spots, emergency links: http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8934 MONTGOMERY & WALLER COUNTY. surrounding couties MUCH INFORMATION - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gQLxMLl7Ty334mpAZtGRjCvQaTzc0lEGNZ611rG651A/edit?hl=en_US&pli=1 SHELTERS FOR ANIMALS: o Montgomery Co Animal Shelter said that "strays" are brought in are only held for 4 days and then put up for adoption. So if you have a displaced pet, please check there first.. 936-442-7738 o Waller County Fair Grounds FM 359 South , Hempstead, TX 77445 o Magnolia Arena on Friendship Lane is available for horses and show animals. o The Wharton County Youth Fair in Crescent Texas is accepting evacuated livestock and folks in RVs. For more information, contact the Wharton County Youth Fair 979-677-3350. o Texas Blessings Animal Rescue has trailers to help move livestock to safety if needed. Wharton County Fairgrounds and Brackenridge at Edna are offering stalls and RV hookups for displaced animals and their owners. Please call us day or night if you need emergency help. (361) 588-2143 o Sam Houston Race Park has offered stalls to anyone who needs them, you will need to bring your own bedding, buckets, feed, hay and webbing for the front of the stall. Call 281-807-8700 to arrange for someone to open the gate. ACCEPTING DONATIONS FOR ANIMALS & LIVESTOCK: o Circle S Hardware will be accepting donations for FEED & SUPPLIES for all the animals displaced by the wildfires. 281-356-7970 located at 27206 Fm 2978. They are not accepting monetary donations. o WD Feed and Supply is taking any and all cat, dog, horse, cow, bird and any other animal feed you can donate. Also taking monetary donations. They have an account specifically for fire victims. We are coordinating with all evacuation sites to get items where they are most needed. They can be contacted at 832-454-2515. o WALLER FAIRGROUNDS IS REQUESTING ASSISTANCE WITH DONATIONS. (SEE DOC LINK FOR MORE INFO) ==== Austin Disaster Relief Network Key Phone Numbers for ADRN Victim Hotline: 512-331-2600 Volunteer/Donation/Questions Hotline: 512-331-2200 https://www.facebook.com/ADRNTX --- UPDATED: Bastrop County fires forcing evacuations Sunday, September 4, 2011 (SEE FULL DETAILS AT: http://bastropadvertiser.com/2011/09/04/bastrop-county-fires-forcing-evacuations The county has two information lines for citizens to call and ask about the extent of the damage in their areas. The numbers are 332-8856 and 332-8814. --- RED CROSS Bastrop Fire Information Line (512) 332-8814 OR (512) 332-8856 Pedernales One Fire (512) 753-2180 Texas Road Closures http://www.txdot.gov/travel/road_conditions.htm Hays County Fire & Evacuation Information - http://www.co.hays.tx.us/ RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD SAFE & WELL (Register) https://safeandwell.communityos.org/cms/index.php DONATIONS food, clothing listed- =========== DONATION DROP-OFF POINTS: (CHECK for volunteer Opportunities) Help Our County - Montgomery and Liberty County http://helpourcounty.org/ * BOY SCOUTS - http://www.bsacac.org/firerelief * RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD * Lists How to help - http://www.kvue.com/news/Austin-area-wildfire-donations-129263013.html * Distribution Center for Victims of Bastrop County Fires - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Distribution-Center-for-Victims-of-Bastrop-County-Fires/186233514781271 -- September 05, 2011 * Wildfire relief in Central Texas (updated) http://blue-dot-blues.blogspot.com/2011/09/wildfire-relief-in-central-texas.html OTHER LISTS AT: > ADRN http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/6442 > other areas http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8887 =========== FACEBOOK (Index collection) http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8889 ---- COVERAGE - http://austin.ynn.com/content/central_texas_wildfires/ http://bastropadvertiser.com/ http://www.texas-fire.com/ ================= FEMA Defends No More Help Over Texas Wildfires May 4, 2011 http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/politics/Perry-White-House-Denies-Disaster-Status-for-Wildfires-121226234.html?dr ==== Tornadoes leave destruction in East, Central Texas April 26, 2011 http://www.statesman.com/news/texas/tornadoes-leave-destruction-in-east-central-texas-1434428.html ========= http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/16010/ ... Additionally, volunteer organizations including the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief have been providing resources, supplies and shelter to first responders and fire victims in the impacted areas. The State Operations Center has been partially activated and continues to work closely with the Texas Forest Service, National Weather Service and other state and local entities to monitor this severe wildfire threat. ====== SALVATION ARMY - http://www.salvationarmytexas.org/news/the-salvation-army-providing-round-the-clock-support-at-wildfire-locations-in-texas/ Monetary donations to support The Salvation Army Texas Wildfire Relief can be made by mail to P.O.Box 36607, Dallas, TX 75235, by phone at 1-800-SAL-ARMY or online at www.salvationarmyusa.org. http://facebook.com/salvationarmytexas -- RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/noticias.asp?SN=14296&OP=14299&IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD ======= Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- Wildfires causing breathing problems - April 18, 2011 http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Wildfires-can-cause-breathing-problems-120129454.html -- Fires continue in the Big Country - April 18, 2011 http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== TEXAS FIRE DEPARTMENTS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/fdDirectoryList-US.cfm?statecodeID=TX NEWS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/statesDetails-US.cfm?statecodeID=51&statename=Texas&abrev=TX ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. ============== FACEBOOK - Fire Fighting News - https://www.facebook.com/pages/FireFightingNews/200246968638

name: 2011 TEXAS WILDFIRES - INDEX -> 2011 TEXAS WILDFIRES - INDEX (incl Shelter listings)
notes: Open Shelter listing: http://weareaustin.com/fulltext/?nxd_id=176387 Donation drop spots, emergency links: http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8934 MONTGOMERY & WALLER COUNTY. surrounding couties MUCH INFORMATION - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gQLxMLl7Ty334mpAZtGRjCvQaTzc0lEGNZ611rG651A/edit?hl=en_US&pli=1 SHELTERS FOR ANIMALS: o Montgomery Co Animal Shelter said that "strays" are brought in are only held for 4 days and then put up for adoption. So if you have a displaced pet, please check there first.. 936-442-7738 o Waller County Fair Grounds FM 359 South , Hempstead, TX 77445 o Magnolia Arena on Friendship Lane is available for horses and show animals. o The Wharton County Youth Fair in Crescent Texas is accepting evacuated livestock and folks in RVs. For more information, contact the Wharton County Youth Fair 979-677-3350. o Texas Blessings Animal Rescue has trailers to help move livestock to safety if needed. Wharton County Fairgrounds and Brackenridge at Edna are offering stalls and RV hookups for displaced animals and their owners. Please call us day or night if you need emergency help. (361) 588-2143 o Sam Houston Race Park has offered stalls to anyone who needs them, you will need to bring your own bedding, buckets, feed, hay and webbing for the front of the stall. Call 281-807-8700 to arrange for someone to open the gate. ACCEPTING DONATIONS FOR ANIMALS & LIVESTOCK: o Circle S Hardware will be accepting donations for FEED & SUPPLIES for all the animals displaced by the wildfires. 281-356-7970 located at 27206 Fm 2978. They are not accepting monetary donations. o WD Feed and Supply is taking any and all cat, dog, horse, cow, bird and any other animal feed you can donate. Also taking monetary donations. They have an account specifically for fire victims. We are coordinating with all evacuation sites to get items where they are most needed. They can be contacted at 832-454-2515. o WALLER FAIRGROUNDS IS REQUESTING ASSISTANCE WITH DONATIONS. (SEE DOC LINK FOR MORE INFO) ==== Austin Disaster Relief Network Key Phone Numbers for ADRN Victim Hotline: 512-331-2600 Volunteer/Donation/Questions Hotline: 512-331-2200 https://www.facebook.com/ADRNTX --- UPDATED: Bastrop County fires forcing evacuations Sunday, September 4, 2011 (SEE FULL DETAILS AT: http://bastropadvertiser.com/2011/09/04/bastrop-county-fires-forcing-evacuations The county has two information lines for citizens to call and ask about the extent of the damage in their areas. The numbers are 332-8856 and 332-8814. --- RED CROSS Bastrop Fire Information Line (512) 332-8814 OR (512) 332-8856 Pedernales One Fire (512) 753-2180 Texas Road Closures http://www.txdot.gov/travel/road_conditions.htm Hays County Fire & Evacuation Information - http://www.co.hays.tx.us/ RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD SAFE & WELL (Register) https://safeandwell.communityos.org/cms/index.php DONATIONS food, clothing listed- =========== DONATION DROP-OFF POINTS: Help Our County - Montgomery and Liberty County http://helpourcounty.org/ * BOY SCOUTS - http://www.bsacac.org/firerelief * RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD * Lists How to help - http://www.kvue.com/news/Austin-area-wildfire-donations-129263013.html * Distribution Center for Victims of Bastrop County Fires - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Distribution-Center-for-Victims-of-Bastrop-County-Fires/186233514781271 -- September 05, 2011 * Wildfire relief in Central Texas (updated) http://blue-dot-blues.blogspot.com/2011/09/wildfire-relief-in-central-texas.html =========== FACEBOOK (Index collection) http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8889 ---- COVERAGE - http://austin.ynn.com/content/central_texas_wildfires/ http://bastropadvertiser.com/ http://www.texas-fire.com/ ================= FEMA Defends No More Help Over Texas Wildfires May 4, 2011 http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/politics/Perry-White-House-Denies-Disaster-Status-for-Wildfires-121226234.html?dr ==== Tornadoes leave destruction in East, Central Texas April 26, 2011 http://www.statesman.com/news/texas/tornadoes-leave-destruction-in-east-central-texas-1434428.html ========= http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/16010/ ... Additionally, volunteer organizations including the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief have been providing resources, supplies and shelter to first responders and fire victims in the impacted areas. The State Operations Center has been partially activated and continues to work closely with the Texas Forest Service, National Weather Service and other state and local entities to monitor this severe wildfire threat. ====== SALVATION ARMY - http://www.salvationarmytexas.org/news/the-salvation-army-providing-round-the-clock-support-at-wildfire-locations-in-texas/ Monetary donations to support The Salvation Army Texas Wildfire Relief can be made by mail to P.O.Box 36607, Dallas, TX 75235, by phone at 1-800-SAL-ARMY or online at www.salvationarmyusa.org. http://facebook.com/salvationarmytexas -- RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/noticias.asp?SN=14296&OP=14299&IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD ======= Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- Wildfires causing breathing problems - April 18, 2011 http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Wildfires-can-cause-breathing-problems-120129454.html -- Fires continue in the Big Country - April 18, 2011 http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== TEXAS FIRE DEPARTMENTS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/fdDirectoryList-US.cfm?statecodeID=TX NEWS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/statesDetails-US.cfm?statecodeID=51&statename=Texas&abrev=TX ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. ============== FACEBOOK - Fire Fighting News - https://www.facebook.com/pages/FireFightingNews/200246968638 -> Open Shelter listing: http://weareaustin.com/fulltext/?nxd_id=176387 http://www.kvue.com/home/Fire-Evacuations--129237203.html Donation drop spots, emergency links: http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8934 MONTGOMERY & WALLER COUNTY. surrounding couties MUCH INFORMATION - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gQLxMLl7Ty334mpAZtGRjCvQaTzc0lEGNZ611rG651A/edit?hl=en_US&pli=1 SHELTERS FOR ANIMALS: o Montgomery Co Animal Shelter said that "strays" are brought in are only held for 4 days and then put up for adoption. So if you have a displaced pet, please check there first.. 936-442-7738 o Waller County Fair Grounds FM 359 South , Hempstead, TX 77445 o Magnolia Arena on Friendship Lane is available for horses and show animals. o The Wharton County Youth Fair in Crescent Texas is accepting evacuated livestock and folks in RVs. For more information, contact the Wharton County Youth Fair 979-677-3350. o Texas Blessings Animal Rescue has trailers to help move livestock to safety if needed. Wharton County Fairgrounds and Brackenridge at Edna are offering stalls and RV hookups for displaced animals and their owners. Please call us day or night if you need emergency help. (361) 588-2143 o Sam Houston Race Park has offered stalls to anyone who needs them, you will need to bring your own bedding, buckets, feed, hay and webbing for the front of the stall. Call 281-807-8700 to arrange for someone to open the gate. ACCEPTING DONATIONS FOR ANIMALS & LIVESTOCK: o Circle S Hardware will be accepting donations for FEED & SUPPLIES for all the animals displaced by the wildfires. 281-356-7970 located at 27206 Fm 2978. They are not accepting monetary donations. o WD Feed and Supply is taking any and all cat, dog, horse, cow, bird and any other animal feed you can donate. Also taking monetary donations. They have an account specifically for fire victims. We are coordinating with all evacuation sites to get items where they are most needed. They can be contacted at 832-454-2515. o WALLER FAIRGROUNDS IS REQUESTING ASSISTANCE WITH DONATIONS. (SEE DOC LINK FOR MORE INFO) ==== Austin Disaster Relief Network Key Phone Numbers for ADRN Victim Hotline: 512-331-2600 Volunteer/Donation/Questions Hotline: 512-331-2200 https://www.facebook.com/ADRNTX --- UPDATED: Bastrop County fires forcing evacuations Sunday, September 4, 2011 (SEE FULL DETAILS AT: http://bastropadvertiser.com/2011/09/04/bastrop-county-fires-forcing-evacuations The county has two information lines for citizens to call and ask about the extent of the damage in their areas. The numbers are 332-8856 and 332-8814. --- RED CROSS Bastrop Fire Information Line (512) 332-8814 OR (512) 332-8856 Pedernales One Fire (512) 753-2180 Texas Road Closures http://www.txdot.gov/travel/road_conditions.htm Hays County Fire & Evacuation Information - http://www.co.hays.tx.us/ RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD SAFE & WELL (Register) https://safeandwell.communityos.org/cms/index.php DONATIONS food, clothing listed- =========== DONATION DROP-OFF POINTS: Help Our County - Montgomery and Liberty County http://helpourcounty.org/ * BOY SCOUTS - http://www.bsacac.org/firerelief * RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD * Lists How to help - http://www.kvue.com/news/Austin-area-wildfire-donations-129263013.html * Distribution Center for Victims of Bastrop County Fires - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Distribution-Center-for-Victims-of-Bastrop-County-Fires/186233514781271 -- September 05, 2011 * Wildfire relief in Central Texas (updated) http://blue-dot-blues.blogspot.com/2011/09/wildfire-relief-in-central-texas.html =========== FACEBOOK (Index collection) http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8889 ---- COVERAGE - http://austin.ynn.com/content/central_texas_wildfires/ http://bastropadvertiser.com/ http://www.texas-fire.com/ ================= FEMA Defends No More Help Over Texas Wildfires May 4, 2011 http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/politics/Perry-White-House-Denies-Disaster-Status-for-Wildfires-121226234.html?dr ==== Tornadoes leave destruction in East, Central Texas April 26, 2011 http://www.statesman.com/news/texas/tornadoes-leave-destruction-in-east-central-texas-1434428.html ========= http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/16010/ ... Additionally, volunteer organizations including the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief have been providing resources, supplies and shelter to first responders and fire victims in the impacted areas. The State Operations Center has been partially activated and continues to work closely with the Texas Forest Service, National Weather Service and other state and local entities to monitor this severe wildfire threat. ====== SALVATION ARMY - http://www.salvationarmytexas.org/news/the-salvation-army-providing-round-the-clock-support-at-wildfire-locations-in-texas/ Monetary donations to support The Salvation Army Texas Wildfire Relief can be made by mail to P.O.Box 36607, Dallas, TX 75235, by phone at 1-800-SAL-ARMY or online at www.salvationarmyusa.org. http://facebook.com/salvationarmytexas -- RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/noticias.asp?SN=14296&OP=14299&IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD ======= Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- Wildfires causing breathing problems - April 18, 2011 http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Wildfires-can-cause-breathing-problems-120129454.html -- Fires continue in the Big Country - April 18, 2011 http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== TEXAS FIRE DEPARTMENTS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/fdDirectoryList-US.cfm?statecodeID=TX NEWS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/statesDetails-US.cfm?statecodeID=51&statename=Texas&abrev=TX ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. ============== FACEBOOK - Fire Fighting News - https://www.facebook.com/pages/FireFightingNews/200246968638

notes: Open Shelter listing: http://weareaustin.com/fulltext/?nxd_id=176387 MONTGOMERY & WALLER COUNTY. surrounding couties MUCH INFORMATION - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gQLxMLl7Ty334mpAZtGRjCvQaTzc0lEGNZ611rG651A/edit?hl=en_US&pli=1 SHELTERS FOR ANIMALS: o Montgomery Co Animal Shelter said that "strays" are brought in are only held for 4 days and then put up for adoption. So if you have a displaced pet, please check there first.. 936-442-7738 o Waller County Fair Grounds FM 359 South , Hempstead, TX 77445 o Magnolia Arena on Friendship Lane is available for horses and show animals. o The Wharton County Youth Fair in Crescent Texas is accepting evacuated livestock and folks in RVs. For more information, contact the Wharton County Youth Fair 979-677-3350. o Texas Blessings Animal Rescue has trailers to help move livestock to safety if needed. Wharton County Fairgrounds and Brackenridge at Edna are offering stalls and RV hookups for displaced animals and their owners. Please call us day or night if you need emergency help. (361) 588-2143 o Sam Houston Race Park has offered stalls to anyone who needs them, you will need to bring your own bedding, buckets, feed, hay and webbing for the front of the stall. Call 281-807-8700 to arrange for someone to open the gate. ACCEPTING DONATIONS FOR ANIMALS & LIVESTOCK: o Circle S Hardware will be accepting donations for FEED & SUPPLIES for all the animals displaced by the wildfires. 281-356-7970 located at 27206 Fm 2978. They are not accepting monetary donations. o WD Feed and Supply is taking any and all cat, dog, horse, cow, bird and any other animal feed you can donate. Also taking monetary donations. They have an account specifically for fire victims. We are coordinating with all evacuation sites to get items where they are most needed. They can be contacted at 832-454-2515. o WALLER FAIRGROUNDS IS REQUESTING ASSISTANCE WITH DONATIONS. (SEE DOC LINK FOR MORE INFO) ==== Austin Disaster Relief Network Key Phone Numbers for ADRN Victim Hotline: 512-331-2600 Volunteer/Donation/Questions Hotline: 512-331-2200 https://www.facebook.com/ADRNTX --- UPDATED: Bastrop County fires forcing evacuations Sunday, September 4, 2011 (SEE FULL DETAILS AT: http://bastropadvertiser.com/2011/09/04/bastrop-county-fires-forcing-evacuations The county has two information lines for citizens to call and ask about the extent of the damage in their areas. The numbers are 332-8856 and 332-8814. --- RED CROSS Bastrop Fire Information Line (512) 332-8814 OR (512) 332-8856 Pedernales One Fire (512) 753-2180 Texas Road Closures http://www.txdot.gov/travel/road_conditions.htm Hays County Fire & Evacuation Information - http://www.co.hays.tx.us/ RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD SAFE & WELL (Register) https://safeandwell.communityos.org/cms/index.php DONATIONS food, clothing listed- =========== DONATION DROP-OFF POINTS: Help Our County - Montgomery and Liberty County http://helpourcounty.org/ * BOY SCOUTS - http://www.bsacac.org/firerelief * RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD * Lists How to help - http://www.kvue.com/news/Austin-area-wildfire-donations-129263013.html * Distribution Center for Victims of Bastrop County Fires - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Distribution-Center-for-Victims-of-Bastrop-County-Fires/186233514781271 -- September 05, 2011 * Wildfire relief in Central Texas (updated) http://blue-dot-blues.blogspot.com/2011/09/wildfire-relief-in-central-texas.html =========== FACEBOOK (Index collection) http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8889 ---- COVERAGE - http://austin.ynn.com/content/central_texas_wildfires/ http://bastropadvertiser.com/ http://www.texas-fire.com/ ================= FEMA Defends No More Help Over Texas Wildfires May 4, 2011 http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/politics/Perry-White-House-Denies-Disaster-Status-for-Wildfires-121226234.html?dr ==== Tornadoes leave destruction in East, Central Texas April 26, 2011 http://www.statesman.com/news/texas/tornadoes-leave-destruction-in-east-central-texas-1434428.html ========= http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/16010/ ... Additionally, volunteer organizations including the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief have been providing resources, supplies and shelter to first responders and fire victims in the impacted areas. The State Operations Center has been partially activated and continues to work closely with the Texas Forest Service, National Weather Service and other state and local entities to monitor this severe wildfire threat. ====== SALVATION ARMY - http://www.salvationarmytexas.org/news/the-salvation-army-providing-round-the-clock-support-at-wildfire-locations-in-texas/ Monetary donations to support The Salvation Army Texas Wildfire Relief can be made by mail to P.O.Box 36607, Dallas, TX 75235, by phone at 1-800-SAL-ARMY or online at www.salvationarmyusa.org. http://facebook.com/salvationarmytexas -- RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/noticias.asp?SN=14296&OP=14299&IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD ======= Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- Wildfires causing breathing problems - April 18, 2011 http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Wildfires-can-cause-breathing-problems-120129454.html -- Fires continue in the Big Country - April 18, 2011 http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== TEXAS FIRE DEPARTMENTS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/fdDirectoryList-US.cfm?statecodeID=TX NEWS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/statesDetails-US.cfm?statecodeID=51&statename=Texas&abrev=TX ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. ============== FACEBOOK - Fire Fighting News - https://www.facebook.com/pages/FireFightingNews/200246968638 -> Open Shelter listing: http://weareaustin.com/fulltext/?nxd_id=176387 Donation drop spots, emergency links: http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8934 MONTGOMERY & WALLER COUNTY. surrounding couties MUCH INFORMATION - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gQLxMLl7Ty334mpAZtGRjCvQaTzc0lEGNZ611rG651A/edit?hl=en_US&pli=1 SHELTERS FOR ANIMALS: o Montgomery Co Animal Shelter said that "strays" are brought in are only held for 4 days and then put up for adoption. So if you have a displaced pet, please check there first.. 936-442-7738 o Waller County Fair Grounds FM 359 South , Hempstead, TX 77445 o Magnolia Arena on Friendship Lane is available for horses and show animals. o The Wharton County Youth Fair in Crescent Texas is accepting evacuated livestock and folks in RVs. For more information, contact the Wharton County Youth Fair 979-677-3350. o Texas Blessings Animal Rescue has trailers to help move livestock to safety if needed. Wharton County Fairgrounds and Brackenridge at Edna are offering stalls and RV hookups for displaced animals and their owners. Please call us day or night if you need emergency help. (361) 588-2143 o Sam Houston Race Park has offered stalls to anyone who needs them, you will need to bring your own bedding, buckets, feed, hay and webbing for the front of the stall. Call 281-807-8700 to arrange for someone to open the gate. ACCEPTING DONATIONS FOR ANIMALS & LIVESTOCK: o Circle S Hardware will be accepting donations for FEED & SUPPLIES for all the animals displaced by the wildfires. 281-356-7970 located at 27206 Fm 2978. They are not accepting monetary donations. o WD Feed and Supply is taking any and all cat, dog, horse, cow, bird and any other animal feed you can donate. Also taking monetary donations. They have an account specifically for fire victims. We are coordinating with all evacuation sites to get items where they are most needed. They can be contacted at 832-454-2515. o WALLER FAIRGROUNDS IS REQUESTING ASSISTANCE WITH DONATIONS. (SEE DOC LINK FOR MORE INFO) ==== Austin Disaster Relief Network Key Phone Numbers for ADRN Victim Hotline: 512-331-2600 Volunteer/Donation/Questions Hotline: 512-331-2200 https://www.facebook.com/ADRNTX --- UPDATED: Bastrop County fires forcing evacuations Sunday, September 4, 2011 (SEE FULL DETAILS AT: http://bastropadvertiser.com/2011/09/04/bastrop-county-fires-forcing-evacuations The county has two information lines for citizens to call and ask about the extent of the damage in their areas. The numbers are 332-8856 and 332-8814. --- RED CROSS Bastrop Fire Information Line (512) 332-8814 OR (512) 332-8856 Pedernales One Fire (512) 753-2180 Texas Road Closures http://www.txdot.gov/travel/road_conditions.htm Hays County Fire & Evacuation Information - http://www.co.hays.tx.us/ RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD SAFE & WELL (Register) https://safeandwell.communityos.org/cms/index.php DONATIONS food, clothing listed- =========== DONATION DROP-OFF POINTS: Help Our County - Montgomery and Liberty County http://helpourcounty.org/ * BOY SCOUTS - http://www.bsacac.org/firerelief * RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD * Lists How to help - http://www.kvue.com/news/Austin-area-wildfire-donations-129263013.html * Distribution Center for Victims of Bastrop County Fires - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Distribution-Center-for-Victims-of-Bastrop-County-Fires/186233514781271 -- September 05, 2011 * Wildfire relief in Central Texas (updated) http://blue-dot-blues.blogspot.com/2011/09/wildfire-relief-in-central-texas.html =========== FACEBOOK (Index collection) http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8889 ---- COVERAGE - http://austin.ynn.com/content/central_texas_wildfires/ http://bastropadvertiser.com/ http://www.texas-fire.com/ ================= FEMA Defends No More Help Over Texas Wildfires May 4, 2011 http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/politics/Perry-White-House-Denies-Disaster-Status-for-Wildfires-121226234.html?dr ==== Tornadoes leave destruction in East, Central Texas April 26, 2011 http://www.statesman.com/news/texas/tornadoes-leave-destruction-in-east-central-texas-1434428.html ========= http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/16010/ ... Additionally, volunteer organizations including the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief have been providing resources, supplies and shelter to first responders and fire victims in the impacted areas. The State Operations Center has been partially activated and continues to work closely with the Texas Forest Service, National Weather Service and other state and local entities to monitor this severe wildfire threat. ====== SALVATION ARMY - http://www.salvationarmytexas.org/news/the-salvation-army-providing-round-the-clock-support-at-wildfire-locations-in-texas/ Monetary donations to support The Salvation Army Texas Wildfire Relief can be made by mail to P.O.Box 36607, Dallas, TX 75235, by phone at 1-800-SAL-ARMY or online at www.salvationarmyusa.org. http://facebook.com/salvationarmytexas -- RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/noticias.asp?SN=14296&OP=14299&IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD ======= Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- Wildfires causing breathing problems - April 18, 2011 http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Wildfires-can-cause-breathing-problems-120129454.html -- Fires continue in the Big Country - April 18, 2011 http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== TEXAS FIRE DEPARTMENTS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/fdDirectoryList-US.cfm?statecodeID=TX NEWS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/statesDetails-US.cfm?statecodeID=51&statename=Texas&abrev=TX ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. ============== FACEBOOK - Fire Fighting News - https://www.facebook.com/pages/FireFightingNews/200246968638

notes: MONTGOMERY & WALLER COUNTY. surrounding couties MUCH INFORMATION - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gQLxMLl7Ty334mpAZtGRjCvQaTzc0lEGNZ611rG651A/edit?hl=en_US&pli=1 SHELTERS FOR ANIMALS: o Montgomery Co Animal Shelter said that "strays" are brought in are only held for 4 days and then put up for adoption. So if you have a displaced pet, please check there first.. 936-442-7738 o Waller County Fair Grounds FM 359 South , Hempstead, TX 77445 o Magnolia Arena on Friendship Lane is available for horses and show animals. o The Wharton County Youth Fair in Crescent Texas is accepting evacuated livestock and folks in RVs. For more information, contact the Wharton County Youth Fair 979-677-3350. o Texas Blessings Animal Rescue has trailers to help move livestock to safety if needed. Wharton County Fairgrounds and Brackenridge at Edna are offering stalls and RV hookups for displaced animals and their owners. Please call us day or night if you need emergency help. (361) 588-2143 o Sam Houston Race Park has offered stalls to anyone who needs them, you will need to bring your own bedding, buckets, feed, hay and webbing for the front of the stall. Call 281-807-8700 to arrange for someone to open the gate. ACCEPTING DONATIONS FOR ANIMALS & LIVESTOCK: o Circle S Hardware will be accepting donations for FEED & SUPPLIES for all the animals displaced by the wildfires. 281-356-7970 located at 27206 Fm 2978. They are not accepting monetary donations. o WD Feed and Supply is taking any and all cat, dog, horse, cow, bird and any other animal feed you can donate. Also taking monetary donations. They have an account specifically for fire victims. We are coordinating with all evacuation sites to get items where they are most needed. They can be contacted at 832-454-2515. o WALLER FAIRGROUNDS IS REQUESTING ASSISTANCE WITH DONATIONS. (SEE DOC LINK FOR MORE INFO) ==== Austin Disaster Relief Network Key Phone Numbers for ADRN Victim Hotline: 512-331-2600 Volunteer/Donation/Questions Hotline: 512-331-2200 https://www.facebook.com/ADRNTX --- UPDATED: Bastrop County fires forcing evacuations Sunday, September 4, 2011 (SEE FULL DETAILS AT: http://bastropadvertiser.com/2011/09/04/bastrop-county-fires-forcing-evacuations The county has two information lines for citizens to call and ask about the extent of the damage in their areas. The numbers are 332-8856 and 332-8814. --- RED CROSS Bastrop Fire Information Line (512) 332-8814 OR (512) 332-8856 Pedernales One Fire (512) 753-2180 Texas Road Closures http://www.txdot.gov/travel/road_conditions.htm Hays County Fire & Evacuation Information - http://www.co.hays.tx.us/ RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD SAFE & WELL (Register) https://safeandwell.communityos.org/cms/index.php DONATIONS food, clothing listed- =========== DONATION DROP-OFF POINTS: Help Our County - Montgomery and Liberty County http://helpourcounty.org/ * BOY SCOUTS - http://www.bsacac.org/firerelief * RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD * Lists How to help - http://www.kvue.com/news/Austin-area-wildfire-donations-129263013.html * Distribution Center for Victims of Bastrop County Fires - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Distribution-Center-for-Victims-of-Bastrop-County-Fires/186233514781271 -- September 05, 2011 * Wildfire relief in Central Texas (updated) http://blue-dot-blues.blogspot.com/2011/09/wildfire-relief-in-central-texas.html =========== FACEBOOK (Index collection) http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8889 ---- COVERAGE - http://austin.ynn.com/content/central_texas_wildfires/ http://bastropadvertiser.com/ http://www.texas-fire.com/ ================= FEMA Defends No More Help Over Texas Wildfires May 4, 2011 http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/politics/Perry-White-House-Denies-Disaster-Status-for-Wildfires-121226234.html?dr ==== Tornadoes leave destruction in East, Central Texas April 26, 2011 http://www.statesman.com/news/texas/tornadoes-leave-destruction-in-east-central-texas-1434428.html ========= http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/16010/ ... Additionally, volunteer organizations including the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief have been providing resources, supplies and shelter to first responders and fire victims in the impacted areas. The State Operations Center has been partially activated and continues to work closely with the Texas Forest Service, National Weather Service and other state and local entities to monitor this severe wildfire threat. ====== SALVATION ARMY - http://www.salvationarmytexas.org/news/the-salvation-army-providing-round-the-clock-support-at-wildfire-locations-in-texas/ Monetary donations to support The Salvation Army Texas Wildfire Relief can be made by mail to P.O.Box 36607, Dallas, TX 75235, by phone at 1-800-SAL-ARMY or online at www.salvationarmyusa.org. http://facebook.com/salvationarmytexas -- RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/noticias.asp?SN=14296&OP=14299&IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD ======= Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- Wildfires causing breathing problems - April 18, 2011 http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Wildfires-can-cause-breathing-problems-120129454.html -- Fires continue in the Big Country - April 18, 2011 http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== TEXAS FIRE DEPARTMENTS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/fdDirectoryList-US.cfm?statecodeID=TX NEWS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/statesDetails-US.cfm?statecodeID=51&statename=Texas&abrev=TX ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. ============== FACEBOOK - Fire Fighting News - https://www.facebook.com/pages/FireFightingNews/200246968638 -> Open Shelter listing: http://weareaustin.com/fulltext/?nxd_id=176387 MONTGOMERY & WALLER COUNTY. surrounding couties MUCH INFORMATION - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gQLxMLl7Ty334mpAZtGRjCvQaTzc0lEGNZ611rG651A/edit?hl=en_US&pli=1 SHELTERS FOR ANIMALS: o Montgomery Co Animal Shelter said that "strays" are brought in are only held for 4 days and then put up for adoption. So if you have a displaced pet, please check there first.. 936-442-7738 o Waller County Fair Grounds FM 359 South , Hempstead, TX 77445 o Magnolia Arena on Friendship Lane is available for horses and show animals. o The Wharton County Youth Fair in Crescent Texas is accepting evacuated livestock and folks in RVs. For more information, contact the Wharton County Youth Fair 979-677-3350. o Texas Blessings Animal Rescue has trailers to help move livestock to safety if needed. Wharton County Fairgrounds and Brackenridge at Edna are offering stalls and RV hookups for displaced animals and their owners. Please call us day or night if you need emergency help. (361) 588-2143 o Sam Houston Race Park has offered stalls to anyone who needs them, you will need to bring your own bedding, buckets, feed, hay and webbing for the front of the stall. Call 281-807-8700 to arrange for someone to open the gate. ACCEPTING DONATIONS FOR ANIMALS & LIVESTOCK: o Circle S Hardware will be accepting donations for FEED & SUPPLIES for all the animals displaced by the wildfires. 281-356-7970 located at 27206 Fm 2978. They are not accepting monetary donations. o WD Feed and Supply is taking any and all cat, dog, horse, cow, bird and any other animal feed you can donate. Also taking monetary donations. They have an account specifically for fire victims. We are coordinating with all evacuation sites to get items where they are most needed. They can be contacted at 832-454-2515. o WALLER FAIRGROUNDS IS REQUESTING ASSISTANCE WITH DONATIONS. (SEE DOC LINK FOR MORE INFO) ==== Austin Disaster Relief Network Key Phone Numbers for ADRN Victim Hotline: 512-331-2600 Volunteer/Donation/Questions Hotline: 512-331-2200 https://www.facebook.com/ADRNTX --- UPDATED: Bastrop County fires forcing evacuations Sunday, September 4, 2011 (SEE FULL DETAILS AT: http://bastropadvertiser.com/2011/09/04/bastrop-county-fires-forcing-evacuations The county has two information lines for citizens to call and ask about the extent of the damage in their areas. The numbers are 332-8856 and 332-8814. --- RED CROSS Bastrop Fire Information Line (512) 332-8814 OR (512) 332-8856 Pedernales One Fire (512) 753-2180 Texas Road Closures http://www.txdot.gov/travel/road_conditions.htm Hays County Fire & Evacuation Information - http://www.co.hays.tx.us/ RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD SAFE & WELL (Register) https://safeandwell.communityos.org/cms/index.php DONATIONS food, clothing listed- =========== DONATION DROP-OFF POINTS: Help Our County - Montgomery and Liberty County http://helpourcounty.org/ * BOY SCOUTS - http://www.bsacac.org/firerelief * RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD * Lists How to help - http://www.kvue.com/news/Austin-area-wildfire-donations-129263013.html * Distribution Center for Victims of Bastrop County Fires - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Distribution-Center-for-Victims-of-Bastrop-County-Fires/186233514781271 -- September 05, 2011 * Wildfire relief in Central Texas (updated) http://blue-dot-blues.blogspot.com/2011/09/wildfire-relief-in-central-texas.html =========== FACEBOOK (Index collection) http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8889 ---- COVERAGE - http://austin.ynn.com/content/central_texas_wildfires/ http://bastropadvertiser.com/ http://www.texas-fire.com/ ================= FEMA Defends No More Help Over Texas Wildfires May 4, 2011 http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/politics/Perry-White-House-Denies-Disaster-Status-for-Wildfires-121226234.html?dr ==== Tornadoes leave destruction in East, Central Texas April 26, 2011 http://www.statesman.com/news/texas/tornadoes-leave-destruction-in-east-central-texas-1434428.html ========= http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/16010/ ... Additionally, volunteer organizations including the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief have been providing resources, supplies and shelter to first responders and fire victims in the impacted areas. The State Operations Center has been partially activated and continues to work closely with the Texas Forest Service, National Weather Service and other state and local entities to monitor this severe wildfire threat. ====== SALVATION ARMY - http://www.salvationarmytexas.org/news/the-salvation-army-providing-round-the-clock-support-at-wildfire-locations-in-texas/ Monetary donations to support The Salvation Army Texas Wildfire Relief can be made by mail to P.O.Box 36607, Dallas, TX 75235, by phone at 1-800-SAL-ARMY or online at www.salvationarmyusa.org. http://facebook.com/salvationarmytexas -- RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/noticias.asp?SN=14296&OP=14299&IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD ======= Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- Wildfires causing breathing problems - April 18, 2011 http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Wildfires-can-cause-breathing-problems-120129454.html -- Fires continue in the Big Country - April 18, 2011 http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== TEXAS FIRE DEPARTMENTS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/fdDirectoryList-US.cfm?statecodeID=TX NEWS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/statesDetails-US.cfm?statecodeID=51&statename=Texas&abrev=TX ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. ============== FACEBOOK - Fire Fighting News - https://www.facebook.com/pages/FireFightingNews/200246968638

notes: MONTGOMERY & WALLER COUNTY etc. MUCH INFORMATION - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gQLxMLl7Ty334mpAZtGRjCvQaTzc0lEGNZ611rG651A/edit?hl=en_US&pli=1 SHELTERS FOR ANIMALS: o Montgomery Co Animal Shelter said that "strays" are brought in are only held for 4 days and then put up for adoption. So if you have a displaced pet, please check there first.. 936-442-7738 o Waller County Fair Grounds FM 359 South , Hempstead, TX 77445 o Magnolia Arena on Friendship Lane is available for horses and show animals. o The Wharton County Youth Fair in Crescent Texas is accepting evacuated livestock and folks in RVs. For more information, contact the Wharton County Youth Fair 979-677-3350. o Texas Blessings Animal Rescue has trailers to help move livestock to safety if needed. Wharton County Fairgrounds and Brackenridge at Edna are offering stalls and RV hookups for displaced animals and their owners. Please call us day or night if you need emergency help. (361) 588-2143 o Sam Houston Race Park has offered stalls to anyone who needs them, you will need to bring your own bedding, buckets, feed, hay and webbing for the front of the stall. Call 281-807-8700 to arrange for someone to open the gate. ACCEPTING DONATIONS FOR ANIMALS & LIVESTOCK: o Circle S Hardware will be accepting donations for FEED & SUPPLIES for all the animals displaced by the wildfires. 281-356-7970 located at 27206 Fm 2978. They are not accepting monetary donations. o WD Feed and Supply is taking any and all cat, dog, horse, cow, bird and any other animal feed you can donate. Also taking monetary donations. They have an account specifically for fire victims. We are coordinating with all evacuation sites to get items where they are most needed. They can be contacted at 832-454-2515. o WALLER FAIRGROUNDS IS REQUESTING ASSISTANCE WITH DONATIONS. (SEE DOC LINK FOR MORE INFO) ==== Austin Disaster Relief Network Key Phone Numbers for ADRN Victim Hotline: 512-331-2600 Volunteer/Donation/Questions Hotline: 512-331-2200 https://www.facebook.com/ADRNTX --- UPDATED: Bastrop County fires forcing evacuations Sunday, September 4, 2011 (SEE FULL DETAILS AT: http://bastropadvertiser.com/2011/09/04/bastrop-county-fires-forcing-evacuations The county has two information lines for citizens to call and ask about the extent of the damage in their areas. The numbers are 332-8856 and 332-8814. --- RED CROSS Bastrop Fire Information Line (512) 332-8814 OR (512) 332-8856 Pedernales One Fire (512) 753-2180 Texas Road Closures http://www.txdot.gov/travel/road_conditions.htm Hays County Fire & Evacuation Information - http://www.co.hays.tx.us/ RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD SAFE & WELL (Register) https://safeandwell.communityos.org/cms/index.php DONATIONS food, clothing listed- =========== DONATION DROP-OFF POINTS: Help Our County - Montgomery and Liberty County http://helpourcounty.org/ * BOY SCOUTS - http://www.bsacac.org/firerelief * RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD * Lists How to help - http://www.kvue.com/news/Austin-area-wildfire-donations-129263013.html * Distribution Center for Victims of Bastrop County Fires - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Distribution-Center-for-Victims-of-Bastrop-County-Fires/186233514781271 -- September 05, 2011 * Wildfire relief in Central Texas (updated) http://blue-dot-blues.blogspot.com/2011/09/wildfire-relief-in-central-texas.html =========== FACEBOOK (Index collection) http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8889 ---- COVERAGE - http://austin.ynn.com/content/central_texas_wildfires/ http://bastropadvertiser.com/ http://www.texas-fire.com/ ================= FEMA Defends No More Help Over Texas Wildfires May 4, 2011 http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/politics/Perry-White-House-Denies-Disaster-Status-for-Wildfires-121226234.html?dr ==== Tornadoes leave destruction in East, Central Texas April 26, 2011 http://www.statesman.com/news/texas/tornadoes-leave-destruction-in-east-central-texas-1434428.html ========= http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/16010/ ... Additionally, volunteer organizations including the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief have been providing resources, supplies and shelter to first responders and fire victims in the impacted areas. The State Operations Center has been partially activated and continues to work closely with the Texas Forest Service, National Weather Service and other state and local entities to monitor this severe wildfire threat. ====== SALVATION ARMY - http://www.salvationarmytexas.org/news/the-salvation-army-providing-round-the-clock-support-at-wildfire-locations-in-texas/ Monetary donations to support The Salvation Army Texas Wildfire Relief can be made by mail to P.O.Box 36607, Dallas, TX 75235, by phone at 1-800-SAL-ARMY or online at www.salvationarmyusa.org. http://facebook.com/salvationarmytexas -- RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/noticias.asp?SN=14296&OP=14299&IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD ======= Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- Wildfires causing breathing problems - April 18, 2011 http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Wildfires-can-cause-breathing-problems-120129454.html -- Fires continue in the Big Country - April 18, 2011 http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== TEXAS FIRE DEPARTMENTS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/fdDirectoryList-US.cfm?statecodeID=TX NEWS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/statesDetails-US.cfm?statecodeID=51&statename=Texas&abrev=TX ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. ============== FACEBOOK - Fire Fighting News - https://www.facebook.com/pages/FireFightingNews/200246968638 -> MONTGOMERY & WALLER COUNTY. surrounding couties MUCH INFORMATION - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gQLxMLl7Ty334mpAZtGRjCvQaTzc0lEGNZ611rG651A/edit?hl=en_US&pli=1 SHELTERS FOR ANIMALS: o Montgomery Co Animal Shelter said that "strays" are brought in are only held for 4 days and then put up for adoption. So if you have a displaced pet, please check there first.. 936-442-7738 o Waller County Fair Grounds FM 359 South , Hempstead, TX 77445 o Magnolia Arena on Friendship Lane is available for horses and show animals. o The Wharton County Youth Fair in Crescent Texas is accepting evacuated livestock and folks in RVs. For more information, contact the Wharton County Youth Fair 979-677-3350. o Texas Blessings Animal Rescue has trailers to help move livestock to safety if needed. Wharton County Fairgrounds and Brackenridge at Edna are offering stalls and RV hookups for displaced animals and their owners. Please call us day or night if you need emergency help. (361) 588-2143 o Sam Houston Race Park has offered stalls to anyone who needs them, you will need to bring your own bedding, buckets, feed, hay and webbing for the front of the stall. Call 281-807-8700 to arrange for someone to open the gate. ACCEPTING DONATIONS FOR ANIMALS & LIVESTOCK: o Circle S Hardware will be accepting donations for FEED & SUPPLIES for all the animals displaced by the wildfires. 281-356-7970 located at 27206 Fm 2978. They are not accepting monetary donations. o WD Feed and Supply is taking any and all cat, dog, horse, cow, bird and any other animal feed you can donate. Also taking monetary donations. They have an account specifically for fire victims. We are coordinating with all evacuation sites to get items where they are most needed. They can be contacted at 832-454-2515. o WALLER FAIRGROUNDS IS REQUESTING ASSISTANCE WITH DONATIONS. (SEE DOC LINK FOR MORE INFO) ==== Austin Disaster Relief Network Key Phone Numbers for ADRN Victim Hotline: 512-331-2600 Volunteer/Donation/Questions Hotline: 512-331-2200 https://www.facebook.com/ADRNTX --- UPDATED: Bastrop County fires forcing evacuations Sunday, September 4, 2011 (SEE FULL DETAILS AT: http://bastropadvertiser.com/2011/09/04/bastrop-county-fires-forcing-evacuations The county has two information lines for citizens to call and ask about the extent of the damage in their areas. The numbers are 332-8856 and 332-8814. --- RED CROSS Bastrop Fire Information Line (512) 332-8814 OR (512) 332-8856 Pedernales One Fire (512) 753-2180 Texas Road Closures http://www.txdot.gov/travel/road_conditions.htm Hays County Fire & Evacuation Information - http://www.co.hays.tx.us/ RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD SAFE & WELL (Register) https://safeandwell.communityos.org/cms/index.php DONATIONS food, clothing listed- =========== DONATION DROP-OFF POINTS: Help Our County - Montgomery and Liberty County http://helpourcounty.org/ * BOY SCOUTS - http://www.bsacac.org/firerelief * RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD * Lists How to help - http://www.kvue.com/news/Austin-area-wildfire-donations-129263013.html * Distribution Center for Victims of Bastrop County Fires - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Distribution-Center-for-Victims-of-Bastrop-County-Fires/186233514781271 -- September 05, 2011 * Wildfire relief in Central Texas (updated) http://blue-dot-blues.blogspot.com/2011/09/wildfire-relief-in-central-texas.html =========== FACEBOOK (Index collection) http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8889 ---- COVERAGE - http://austin.ynn.com/content/central_texas_wildfires/ http://bastropadvertiser.com/ http://www.texas-fire.com/ ================= FEMA Defends No More Help Over Texas Wildfires May 4, 2011 http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/politics/Perry-White-House-Denies-Disaster-Status-for-Wildfires-121226234.html?dr ==== Tornadoes leave destruction in East, Central Texas April 26, 2011 http://www.statesman.com/news/texas/tornadoes-leave-destruction-in-east-central-texas-1434428.html ========= http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/16010/ ... Additionally, volunteer organizations including the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief have been providing resources, supplies and shelter to first responders and fire victims in the impacted areas. The State Operations Center has been partially activated and continues to work closely with the Texas Forest Service, National Weather Service and other state and local entities to monitor this severe wildfire threat. ====== SALVATION ARMY - http://www.salvationarmytexas.org/news/the-salvation-army-providing-round-the-clock-support-at-wildfire-locations-in-texas/ Monetary donations to support The Salvation Army Texas Wildfire Relief can be made by mail to P.O.Box 36607, Dallas, TX 75235, by phone at 1-800-SAL-ARMY or online at www.salvationarmyusa.org. http://facebook.com/salvationarmytexas -- RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/noticias.asp?SN=14296&OP=14299&IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD ======= Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- Wildfires causing breathing problems - April 18, 2011 http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Wildfires-can-cause-breathing-problems-120129454.html -- Fires continue in the Big Country - April 18, 2011 http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== TEXAS FIRE DEPARTMENTS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/fdDirectoryList-US.cfm?statecodeID=TX NEWS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/statesDetails-US.cfm?statecodeID=51&statename=Texas&abrev=TX ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. ============== FACEBOOK - Fire Fighting News - https://www.facebook.com/pages/FireFightingNews/200246968638

notes: MONTGOMERY & WALLER COUNTY etc. MUCH INFORMATION - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gQLxMLl7Ty334mpAZtGRjCvQaTzc0lEGNZ611rG651A/edit?hl=en_US&pli=1 ==== Austin Disaster Relief Network Key Phone Numbers for ADRN Victim Hotline: 512-331-2600 Volunteer/Donation/Questions Hotline: 512-331-2200 https://www.facebook.com/ADRNTX --- UPDATED: Bastrop County fires forcing evacuations Sunday, September 4, 2011 (SEE FULL DETAILS AT: http://bastropadvertiser.com/2011/09/04/bastrop-county-fires-forcing-evacuations The county has two information lines for citizens to call and ask about the extent of the damage in their areas. The numbers are 332-8856 and 332-8814. --- RED CROSS Bastrop Fire Information Line (512) 332-8814 OR (512) 332-8856 Pedernales One Fire (512) 753-2180 Texas Road Closures http://www.txdot.gov/travel/road_conditions.htm Hays County Fire & Evacuation Information - http://www.co.hays.tx.us/ RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD SAFE & WELL (Register) https://safeandwell.communityos.org/cms/index.php DONATIONS food, clothing listed- =========== DONATION DROP-OFF POINTS: Help Our County - Montgomery and Liberty County http://helpourcounty.org/ * BOY SCOUTS - http://www.bsacac.org/firerelief * RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD * Lists How to help - http://www.kvue.com/news/Austin-area-wildfire-donations-129263013.html * Distribution Center for Victims of Bastrop County Fires - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Distribution-Center-for-Victims-of-Bastrop-County-Fires/186233514781271 -- September 05, 2011 * Wildfire relief in Central Texas (updated) http://blue-dot-blues.blogspot.com/2011/09/wildfire-relief-in-central-texas.html =========== FACEBOOK (Index collection) http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8889 ---- COVERAGE - http://austin.ynn.com/content/central_texas_wildfires/ http://bastropadvertiser.com/ http://www.texas-fire.com/ ================= FEMA Defends No More Help Over Texas Wildfires May 4, 2011 http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/politics/Perry-White-House-Denies-Disaster-Status-for-Wildfires-121226234.html?dr ==== Tornadoes leave destruction in East, Central Texas April 26, 2011 http://www.statesman.com/news/texas/tornadoes-leave-destruction-in-east-central-texas-1434428.html ========= http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/16010/ ... Additionally, volunteer organizations including the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief have been providing resources, supplies and shelter to first responders and fire victims in the impacted areas. The State Operations Center has been partially activated and continues to work closely with the Texas Forest Service, National Weather Service and other state and local entities to monitor this severe wildfire threat. ====== SALVATION ARMY - http://www.salvationarmytexas.org/news/the-salvation-army-providing-round-the-clock-support-at-wildfire-locations-in-texas/ Monetary donations to support The Salvation Army Texas Wildfire Relief can be made by mail to P.O.Box 36607, Dallas, TX 75235, by phone at 1-800-SAL-ARMY or online at www.salvationarmyusa.org. http://facebook.com/salvationarmytexas -- RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/noticias.asp?SN=14296&OP=14299&IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD ======= Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- Wildfires causing breathing problems - April 18, 2011 http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Wildfires-can-cause-breathing-problems-120129454.html -- Fires continue in the Big Country - April 18, 2011 http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== TEXAS FIRE DEPARTMENTS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/fdDirectoryList-US.cfm?statecodeID=TX NEWS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/statesDetails-US.cfm?statecodeID=51&statename=Texas&abrev=TX ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. ============== FACEBOOK - Fire Fighting News - https://www.facebook.com/pages/FireFightingNews/200246968638 -> MONTGOMERY & WALLER COUNTY etc. MUCH INFORMATION - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gQLxMLl7Ty334mpAZtGRjCvQaTzc0lEGNZ611rG651A/edit?hl=en_US&pli=1 SHELTERS FOR ANIMALS: o Montgomery Co Animal Shelter said that "strays" are brought in are only held for 4 days and then put up for adoption. So if you have a displaced pet, please check there first.. 936-442-7738 o Waller County Fair Grounds FM 359 South , Hempstead, TX 77445 o Magnolia Arena on Friendship Lane is available for horses and show animals. o The Wharton County Youth Fair in Crescent Texas is accepting evacuated livestock and folks in RVs. For more information, contact the Wharton County Youth Fair 979-677-3350. o Texas Blessings Animal Rescue has trailers to help move livestock to safety if needed. Wharton County Fairgrounds and Brackenridge at Edna are offering stalls and RV hookups for displaced animals and their owners. Please call us day or night if you need emergency help. (361) 588-2143 o Sam Houston Race Park has offered stalls to anyone who needs them, you will need to bring your own bedding, buckets, feed, hay and webbing for the front of the stall. Call 281-807-8700 to arrange for someone to open the gate. ACCEPTING DONATIONS FOR ANIMALS & LIVESTOCK: o Circle S Hardware will be accepting donations for FEED & SUPPLIES for all the animals displaced by the wildfires. 281-356-7970 located at 27206 Fm 2978. They are not accepting monetary donations. o WD Feed and Supply is taking any and all cat, dog, horse, cow, bird and any other animal feed you can donate. Also taking monetary donations. They have an account specifically for fire victims. We are coordinating with all evacuation sites to get items where they are most needed. They can be contacted at 832-454-2515. o WALLER FAIRGROUNDS IS REQUESTING ASSISTANCE WITH DONATIONS. (SEE DOC LINK FOR MORE INFO) ==== Austin Disaster Relief Network Key Phone Numbers for ADRN Victim Hotline: 512-331-2600 Volunteer/Donation/Questions Hotline: 512-331-2200 https://www.facebook.com/ADRNTX --- UPDATED: Bastrop County fires forcing evacuations Sunday, September 4, 2011 (SEE FULL DETAILS AT: http://bastropadvertiser.com/2011/09/04/bastrop-county-fires-forcing-evacuations The county has two information lines for citizens to call and ask about the extent of the damage in their areas. The numbers are 332-8856 and 332-8814. --- RED CROSS Bastrop Fire Information Line (512) 332-8814 OR (512) 332-8856 Pedernales One Fire (512) 753-2180 Texas Road Closures http://www.txdot.gov/travel/road_conditions.htm Hays County Fire & Evacuation Information - http://www.co.hays.tx.us/ RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD SAFE & WELL (Register) https://safeandwell.communityos.org/cms/index.php DONATIONS food, clothing listed- =========== DONATION DROP-OFF POINTS: Help Our County - Montgomery and Liberty County http://helpourcounty.org/ * BOY SCOUTS - http://www.bsacac.org/firerelief * RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD * Lists How to help - http://www.kvue.com/news/Austin-area-wildfire-donations-129263013.html * Distribution Center for Victims of Bastrop County Fires - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Distribution-Center-for-Victims-of-Bastrop-County-Fires/186233514781271 -- September 05, 2011 * Wildfire relief in Central Texas (updated) http://blue-dot-blues.blogspot.com/2011/09/wildfire-relief-in-central-texas.html =========== FACEBOOK (Index collection) http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8889 ---- COVERAGE - http://austin.ynn.com/content/central_texas_wildfires/ http://bastropadvertiser.com/ http://www.texas-fire.com/ ================= FEMA Defends No More Help Over Texas Wildfires May 4, 2011 http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/politics/Perry-White-House-Denies-Disaster-Status-for-Wildfires-121226234.html?dr ==== Tornadoes leave destruction in East, Central Texas April 26, 2011 http://www.statesman.com/news/texas/tornadoes-leave-destruction-in-east-central-texas-1434428.html ========= http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/16010/ ... Additionally, volunteer organizations including the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief have been providing resources, supplies and shelter to first responders and fire victims in the impacted areas. The State Operations Center has been partially activated and continues to work closely with the Texas Forest Service, National Weather Service and other state and local entities to monitor this severe wildfire threat. ====== SALVATION ARMY - http://www.salvationarmytexas.org/news/the-salvation-army-providing-round-the-clock-support-at-wildfire-locations-in-texas/ Monetary donations to support The Salvation Army Texas Wildfire Relief can be made by mail to P.O.Box 36607, Dallas, TX 75235, by phone at 1-800-SAL-ARMY or online at www.salvationarmyusa.org. http://facebook.com/salvationarmytexas -- RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/noticias.asp?SN=14296&OP=14299&IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD ======= Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- Wildfires causing breathing problems - April 18, 2011 http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Wildfires-can-cause-breathing-problems-120129454.html -- Fires continue in the Big Country - April 18, 2011 http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== TEXAS FIRE DEPARTMENTS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/fdDirectoryList-US.cfm?statecodeID=TX NEWS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/statesDetails-US.cfm?statecodeID=51&statename=Texas&abrev=TX ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. ============== FACEBOOK - Fire Fighting News - https://www.facebook.com/pages/FireFightingNews/200246968638

notes: Austin Disaster Relief Network Key Phone Numbers for ADRN Victim Hotline: 512-331-2600 Volunteer/Donation/Questions Hotline: 512-331-2200 https://www.facebook.com/ADRNTX --- UPDATED: Bastrop County fires forcing evacuations Sunday, September 4, 2011 (SEE FULL DETAILS AT: http://bastropadvertiser.com/2011/09/04/bastrop-county-fires-forcing-evacuations The county has two information lines for citizens to call and ask about the extent of the damage in their areas. The numbers are 332-8856 and 332-8814. --- RED CROSS Bastrop Fire Information Line (512) 332-8814 OR (512) 332-8856 Pedernales One Fire (512) 753-2180 Texas Road Closures http://www.txdot.gov/travel/road_conditions.htm Hays County Fire & Evacuation Information - http://www.co.hays.tx.us/ RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD SAFE & WELL (Register) https://safeandwell.communityos.org/cms/index.php DONATIONS food, clothing listed- =========== DONATION DROP-OFF POINTS: Help Our County - Montgomery and Liberty County http://helpourcounty.org/ * BOY SCOUTS - http://www.bsacac.org/firerelief * RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD * Lists How to help - http://www.kvue.com/news/Austin-area-wildfire-donations-129263013.html * Distribution Center for Victims of Bastrop County Fires - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Distribution-Center-for-Victims-of-Bastrop-County-Fires/186233514781271 -- September 05, 2011 * Wildfire relief in Central Texas (updated) http://blue-dot-blues.blogspot.com/2011/09/wildfire-relief-in-central-texas.html =========== FACEBOOK (Index collection) http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8889 ---- COVERAGE - http://austin.ynn.com/content/central_texas_wildfires/ http://bastropadvertiser.com/ http://www.texas-fire.com/ ================= FEMA Defends No More Help Over Texas Wildfires May 4, 2011 http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/politics/Perry-White-House-Denies-Disaster-Status-for-Wildfires-121226234.html?dr ==== Tornadoes leave destruction in East, Central Texas April 26, 2011 http://www.statesman.com/news/texas/tornadoes-leave-destruction-in-east-central-texas-1434428.html ========= http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/16010/ ... Additionally, volunteer organizations including the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief have been providing resources, supplies and shelter to first responders and fire victims in the impacted areas. The State Operations Center has been partially activated and continues to work closely with the Texas Forest Service, National Weather Service and other state and local entities to monitor this severe wildfire threat. ====== SALVATION ARMY - http://www.salvationarmytexas.org/news/the-salvation-army-providing-round-the-clock-support-at-wildfire-locations-in-texas/ Monetary donations to support The Salvation Army Texas Wildfire Relief can be made by mail to P.O.Box 36607, Dallas, TX 75235, by phone at 1-800-SAL-ARMY or online at www.salvationarmyusa.org. http://facebook.com/salvationarmytexas -- RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/noticias.asp?SN=14296&OP=14299&IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD ======= Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- Wildfires causing breathing problems - April 18, 2011 http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Wildfires-can-cause-breathing-problems-120129454.html -- Fires continue in the Big Country - April 18, 2011 http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== TEXAS FIRE DEPARTMENTS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/fdDirectoryList-US.cfm?statecodeID=TX NEWS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/statesDetails-US.cfm?statecodeID=51&statename=Texas&abrev=TX ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. ============== FACEBOOK - Fire Fighting News - https://www.facebook.com/pages/FireFightingNews/200246968638 -> MONTGOMERY & WALLER COUNTY etc. MUCH INFORMATION - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gQLxMLl7Ty334mpAZtGRjCvQaTzc0lEGNZ611rG651A/edit?hl=en_US&pli=1 ==== Austin Disaster Relief Network Key Phone Numbers for ADRN Victim Hotline: 512-331-2600 Volunteer/Donation/Questions Hotline: 512-331-2200 https://www.facebook.com/ADRNTX --- UPDATED: Bastrop County fires forcing evacuations Sunday, September 4, 2011 (SEE FULL DETAILS AT: http://bastropadvertiser.com/2011/09/04/bastrop-county-fires-forcing-evacuations The county has two information lines for citizens to call and ask about the extent of the damage in their areas. The numbers are 332-8856 and 332-8814. --- RED CROSS Bastrop Fire Information Line (512) 332-8814 OR (512) 332-8856 Pedernales One Fire (512) 753-2180 Texas Road Closures http://www.txdot.gov/travel/road_conditions.htm Hays County Fire & Evacuation Information - http://www.co.hays.tx.us/ RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD SAFE & WELL (Register) https://safeandwell.communityos.org/cms/index.php DONATIONS food, clothing listed- =========== DONATION DROP-OFF POINTS: Help Our County - Montgomery and Liberty County http://helpourcounty.org/ * BOY SCOUTS - http://www.bsacac.org/firerelief * RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD * Lists How to help - http://www.kvue.com/news/Austin-area-wildfire-donations-129263013.html * Distribution Center for Victims of Bastrop County Fires - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Distribution-Center-for-Victims-of-Bastrop-County-Fires/186233514781271 -- September 05, 2011 * Wildfire relief in Central Texas (updated) http://blue-dot-blues.blogspot.com/2011/09/wildfire-relief-in-central-texas.html =========== FACEBOOK (Index collection) http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8889 ---- COVERAGE - http://austin.ynn.com/content/central_texas_wildfires/ http://bastropadvertiser.com/ http://www.texas-fire.com/ ================= FEMA Defends No More Help Over Texas Wildfires May 4, 2011 http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/politics/Perry-White-House-Denies-Disaster-Status-for-Wildfires-121226234.html?dr ==== Tornadoes leave destruction in East, Central Texas April 26, 2011 http://www.statesman.com/news/texas/tornadoes-leave-destruction-in-east-central-texas-1434428.html ========= http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/16010/ ... Additionally, volunteer organizations including the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief have been providing resources, supplies and shelter to first responders and fire victims in the impacted areas. The State Operations Center has been partially activated and continues to work closely with the Texas Forest Service, National Weather Service and other state and local entities to monitor this severe wildfire threat. ====== SALVATION ARMY - http://www.salvationarmytexas.org/news/the-salvation-army-providing-round-the-clock-support-at-wildfire-locations-in-texas/ Monetary donations to support The Salvation Army Texas Wildfire Relief can be made by mail to P.O.Box 36607, Dallas, TX 75235, by phone at 1-800-SAL-ARMY or online at www.salvationarmyusa.org. http://facebook.com/salvationarmytexas -- RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/noticias.asp?SN=14296&OP=14299&IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD ======= Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- Wildfires causing breathing problems - April 18, 2011 http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Wildfires-can-cause-breathing-problems-120129454.html -- Fires continue in the Big Country - April 18, 2011 http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== TEXAS FIRE DEPARTMENTS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/fdDirectoryList-US.cfm?statecodeID=TX NEWS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/statesDetails-US.cfm?statecodeID=51&statename=Texas&abrev=TX ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. ============== FACEBOOK - Fire Fighting News - https://www.facebook.com/pages/FireFightingNews/200246968638

notes: Austin Disaster Relief Network Key Phone Numbers for ADRN Victim Hotline: 512-331-2600 Volunteer/Donation/Questions Hotline: 512-331-2200 https://www.facebook.com/ADRNTX --- UPDATED: Bastrop County fires forcing evacuations Sunday, September 4, 2011 (SEE FULL DETAILS AT: http://bastropadvertiser.com/2011/09/04/bastrop-county-fires-forcing-evacuations The county has two information lines for citizens to call and ask about the extent of the damage in their areas. The numbers are 332-8856 and 332-8814. --- RED CROSS Bastrop Fire Information Line (512) 332-8814 OR (512) 332-8856 Pedernales One Fire (512) 753-2180 Texas Road Closures http://www.txdot.gov/travel/road_conditions.htm Hays County Fire & Evacuation Information - http://www.co.hays.tx.us/ RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD SAFE & WELL (Register) https://safeandwell.communityos.org/cms/index.php DONATIONS food, clothing listed- =========== DONATION DROP-OFF POINTS: Help Our County - Montgomery and Liberty County http://helpourcounty.org/ * BOY SCOUTS - http://www.bsacac.org/firerelief * RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD * Lists How to help - http://www.kvue.com/news/Austin-area-wildfire-donations-129263013.html * Distribution Center for Victims of Bastrop County Fires - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Distribution-Center-for-Victims-of-Bastrop-County-Fires/186233514781271 -- September 05, 2011 * Wildfire relief in Central Texas (updated) http://blue-dot-blues.blogspot.com/2011/09/wildfire-relief-in-central-texas.html =========== FACEBOOK (Index collection) http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8889 ---- COVERAGE - http://austin.ynn.com/content/central_texas_wildfires/ http://bastropadvertiser.com/ ================= FEMA Defends No More Help Over Texas Wildfires May 4, 2011 http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/politics/Perry-White-House-Denies-Disaster-Status-for-Wildfires-121226234.html?dr ==== Tornadoes leave destruction in East, Central Texas April 26, 2011 http://www.statesman.com/news/texas/tornadoes-leave-destruction-in-east-central-texas-1434428.html ========= http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/16010/ ... Additionally, volunteer organizations including the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief have been providing resources, supplies and shelter to first responders and fire victims in the impacted areas. The State Operations Center has been partially activated and continues to work closely with the Texas Forest Service, National Weather Service and other state and local entities to monitor this severe wildfire threat. ====== SALVATION ARMY - http://www.salvationarmytexas.org/news/the-salvation-army-providing-round-the-clock-support-at-wildfire-locations-in-texas/ Monetary donations to support The Salvation Army Texas Wildfire Relief can be made by mail to P.O.Box 36607, Dallas, TX 75235, by phone at 1-800-SAL-ARMY or online at www.salvationarmyusa.org. http://facebook.com/salvationarmytexas -- RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/noticias.asp?SN=14296&OP=14299&IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD ======= Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- Wildfires causing breathing problems - April 18, 2011 http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Wildfires-can-cause-breathing-problems-120129454.html -- Fires continue in the Big Country - April 18, 2011 http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== TEXAS FIRE DEPARTMENTS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/fdDirectoryList-US.cfm?statecodeID=TX NEWS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/statesDetails-US.cfm?statecodeID=51&statename=Texas&abrev=TX ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. ============== FACEBOOK - Fire Fighting News - https://www.facebook.com/pages/FireFightingNews/200246968638 -> Austin Disaster Relief Network Key Phone Numbers for ADRN Victim Hotline: 512-331-2600 Volunteer/Donation/Questions Hotline: 512-331-2200 https://www.facebook.com/ADRNTX --- UPDATED: Bastrop County fires forcing evacuations Sunday, September 4, 2011 (SEE FULL DETAILS AT: http://bastropadvertiser.com/2011/09/04/bastrop-county-fires-forcing-evacuations The county has two information lines for citizens to call and ask about the extent of the damage in their areas. The numbers are 332-8856 and 332-8814. --- RED CROSS Bastrop Fire Information Line (512) 332-8814 OR (512) 332-8856 Pedernales One Fire (512) 753-2180 Texas Road Closures http://www.txdot.gov/travel/road_conditions.htm Hays County Fire & Evacuation Information - http://www.co.hays.tx.us/ RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD SAFE & WELL (Register) https://safeandwell.communityos.org/cms/index.php DONATIONS food, clothing listed- =========== DONATION DROP-OFF POINTS: Help Our County - Montgomery and Liberty County http://helpourcounty.org/ * BOY SCOUTS - http://www.bsacac.org/firerelief * RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD * Lists How to help - http://www.kvue.com/news/Austin-area-wildfire-donations-129263013.html * Distribution Center for Victims of Bastrop County Fires - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Distribution-Center-for-Victims-of-Bastrop-County-Fires/186233514781271 -- September 05, 2011 * Wildfire relief in Central Texas (updated) http://blue-dot-blues.blogspot.com/2011/09/wildfire-relief-in-central-texas.html =========== FACEBOOK (Index collection) http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8889 ---- COVERAGE - http://austin.ynn.com/content/central_texas_wildfires/ http://bastropadvertiser.com/ http://www.texas-fire.com/ ================= FEMA Defends No More Help Over Texas Wildfires May 4, 2011 http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/politics/Perry-White-House-Denies-Disaster-Status-for-Wildfires-121226234.html?dr ==== Tornadoes leave destruction in East, Central Texas April 26, 2011 http://www.statesman.com/news/texas/tornadoes-leave-destruction-in-east-central-texas-1434428.html ========= http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/16010/ ... Additionally, volunteer organizations including the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief have been providing resources, supplies and shelter to first responders and fire victims in the impacted areas. The State Operations Center has been partially activated and continues to work closely with the Texas Forest Service, National Weather Service and other state and local entities to monitor this severe wildfire threat. ====== SALVATION ARMY - http://www.salvationarmytexas.org/news/the-salvation-army-providing-round-the-clock-support-at-wildfire-locations-in-texas/ Monetary donations to support The Salvation Army Texas Wildfire Relief can be made by mail to P.O.Box 36607, Dallas, TX 75235, by phone at 1-800-SAL-ARMY or online at www.salvationarmyusa.org. http://facebook.com/salvationarmytexas -- RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/noticias.asp?SN=14296&OP=14299&IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD ======= Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- Wildfires causing breathing problems - April 18, 2011 http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Wildfires-can-cause-breathing-problems-120129454.html -- Fires continue in the Big Country - April 18, 2011 http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== TEXAS FIRE DEPARTMENTS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/fdDirectoryList-US.cfm?statecodeID=TX NEWS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/statesDetails-US.cfm?statecodeID=51&statename=Texas&abrev=TX ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. ============== FACEBOOK - Fire Fighting News - https://www.facebook.com/pages/FireFightingNews/200246968638
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notes: Austin Disaster Relief Network Key Phone Numbers for ADRN Victim Hotline: 512-331-2600 Volunteer/Donation/Questions Hotline: 512-331-2200 https://www.facebook.com/ADRNTX --- UPDATED: Bastrop County fires forcing evacuations Sunday, September 4, 2011 (SEE FULL DETAILS AT: http://bastropadvertiser.com/2011/09/04/bastrop-county-fires-forcing-evacuations The county has two information lines for citizens to call and ask about the extent of the damage in their areas. The numbers are 332-8856 and 332-8814. --- RED CROSS Bastrop Fire Information Line (512) 332-8814 OR (512) 332-8856 Pedernales One Fire (512) 753-2180 Texas Road Closures http://www.txdot.gov/travel/road_conditions.htm Hays County Fire & Evacuation Information - http://www.co.hays.tx.us/ RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD SAFE & WELL (Register) https://safeandwell.communityos.org/cms/index.php DONATIONS food, clothing listed- =========== DONATION DROP-OFF POINTS: * BOY SCOUTS - http://www.bsacac.org/firerelief * RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD * Lists How to help - http://www.kvue.com/news/Austin-area-wildfire-donations-129263013.html * Distribution Center for Victims of Bastrop County Fires - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Distribution-Center-for-Victims-of-Bastrop-County-Fires/186233514781271 -- September 05, 2011 * Wildfire relief in Central Texas (updated) http://blue-dot-blues.blogspot.com/2011/09/wildfire-relief-in-central-texas.html =========== FACEBOOK (Index collection) http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8889 ---- COVERAGE - http://austin.ynn.com/content/central_texas_wildfires/ http://bastropadvertiser.com/ ================= FEMA Defends No More Help Over Texas Wildfires May 4, 2011 http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/politics/Perry-White-House-Denies-Disaster-Status-for-Wildfires-121226234.html?dr ==== Tornadoes leave destruction in East, Central Texas April 26, 2011 http://www.statesman.com/news/texas/tornadoes-leave-destruction-in-east-central-texas-1434428.html ========= http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/16010/ ... Additionally, volunteer organizations including the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief have been providing resources, supplies and shelter to first responders and fire victims in the impacted areas. The State Operations Center has been partially activated and continues to work closely with the Texas Forest Service, National Weather Service and other state and local entities to monitor this severe wildfire threat. ====== SALVATION ARMY - http://www.salvationarmytexas.org/news/the-salvation-army-providing-round-the-clock-support-at-wildfire-locations-in-texas/ Monetary donations to support The Salvation Army Texas Wildfire Relief can be made by mail to P.O.Box 36607, Dallas, TX 75235, by phone at 1-800-SAL-ARMY or online at www.salvationarmyusa.org. http://facebook.com/salvationarmytexas -- RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/noticias.asp?SN=14296&OP=14299&IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD ======= Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- Wildfires causing breathing problems - April 18, 2011 http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Wildfires-can-cause-breathing-problems-120129454.html -- Fires continue in the Big Country - April 18, 2011 http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== TEXAS FIRE DEPARTMENTS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/fdDirectoryList-US.cfm?statecodeID=TX NEWS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/statesDetails-US.cfm?statecodeID=51&statename=Texas&abrev=TX ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. ============== FACEBOOK - Fire Fighting News - https://www.facebook.com/pages/FireFightingNews/200246968638 -> Austin Disaster Relief Network Key Phone Numbers for ADRN Victim Hotline: 512-331-2600 Volunteer/Donation/Questions Hotline: 512-331-2200 https://www.facebook.com/ADRNTX --- UPDATED: Bastrop County fires forcing evacuations Sunday, September 4, 2011 (SEE FULL DETAILS AT: http://bastropadvertiser.com/2011/09/04/bastrop-county-fires-forcing-evacuations The county has two information lines for citizens to call and ask about the extent of the damage in their areas. The numbers are 332-8856 and 332-8814. --- RED CROSS Bastrop Fire Information Line (512) 332-8814 OR (512) 332-8856 Pedernales One Fire (512) 753-2180 Texas Road Closures http://www.txdot.gov/travel/road_conditions.htm Hays County Fire & Evacuation Information - http://www.co.hays.tx.us/ RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD SAFE & WELL (Register) https://safeandwell.communityos.org/cms/index.php DONATIONS food, clothing listed- =========== DONATION DROP-OFF POINTS: Help Our County - Montgomery and Liberty County http://helpourcounty.org/ * BOY SCOUTS - http://www.bsacac.org/firerelief * RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD * Lists How to help - http://www.kvue.com/news/Austin-area-wildfire-donations-129263013.html * Distribution Center for Victims of Bastrop County Fires - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Distribution-Center-for-Victims-of-Bastrop-County-Fires/186233514781271 -- September 05, 2011 * Wildfire relief in Central Texas (updated) http://blue-dot-blues.blogspot.com/2011/09/wildfire-relief-in-central-texas.html =========== FACEBOOK (Index collection) http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8889 ---- COVERAGE - http://austin.ynn.com/content/central_texas_wildfires/ http://bastropadvertiser.com/ ================= FEMA Defends No More Help Over Texas Wildfires May 4, 2011 http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/politics/Perry-White-House-Denies-Disaster-Status-for-Wildfires-121226234.html?dr ==== Tornadoes leave destruction in East, Central Texas April 26, 2011 http://www.statesman.com/news/texas/tornadoes-leave-destruction-in-east-central-texas-1434428.html ========= http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/16010/ ... Additionally, volunteer organizations including the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief have been providing resources, supplies and shelter to first responders and fire victims in the impacted areas. The State Operations Center has been partially activated and continues to work closely with the Texas Forest Service, National Weather Service and other state and local entities to monitor this severe wildfire threat. ====== SALVATION ARMY - http://www.salvationarmytexas.org/news/the-salvation-army-providing-round-the-clock-support-at-wildfire-locations-in-texas/ Monetary donations to support The Salvation Army Texas Wildfire Relief can be made by mail to P.O.Box 36607, Dallas, TX 75235, by phone at 1-800-SAL-ARMY or online at www.salvationarmyusa.org. http://facebook.com/salvationarmytexas -- RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/noticias.asp?SN=14296&OP=14299&IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD ======= Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- Wildfires causing breathing problems - April 18, 2011 http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Wildfires-can-cause-breathing-problems-120129454.html -- Fires continue in the Big Country - April 18, 2011 http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== TEXAS FIRE DEPARTMENTS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/fdDirectoryList-US.cfm?statecodeID=TX NEWS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/statesDetails-US.cfm?statecodeID=51&statename=Texas&abrev=TX ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. ============== FACEBOOK - Fire Fighting News - https://www.facebook.com/pages/FireFightingNews/200246968638

notes: Austin Disaster Relief Network Key Phone Numbers for ADRN Victim Hotline: 512-331-2600 Volunteer/Donation/Questions Hotline: 512-331-2200 https://www.facebook.com/ADRNTX --- UPDATED: Bastrop County fires forcing evacuations Sunday, September 4, 2011 (SEE FULL DETAILS AT: http://bastropadvertiser.com/2011/09/04/bastrop-county-fires-forcing-evacuations The county has two information lines for citizens to call and ask about the extent of the damage in their areas. The numbers are 332-8856 and 332-8814. --- RED CROSS Bastrop Fire Information Line (512) 332-8814 OR (512) 332-8856 Pedernales One Fire (512) 753-2180 Texas Road Closures http://www.txdot.gov/travel/road_conditions.htm Hays County Fire & Evacuation Information - http://www.co.hays.tx.us/ RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD SAFE & WELL (Register) https://safeandwell.communityos.org/cms/index.php DONATIONS food, clothing listed- =========== DONATION DROP-OFF POINTS: * BOY SCOUTS - http://www.bsacac.org/firerelief * RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD * Lists How to help - http://www.kvue.com/news/Austin-area-wildfire-donations-129263013.html * Distribution Center for Victims of Bastrop County Fires - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Distribution-Center-for-Victims-of-Bastrop-County-Fires/186233514781271 =========== FACEBOOK (Index collection) http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8889 ---- COVERAGE - http://austin.ynn.com/content/central_texas_wildfires/ http://bastropadvertiser.com/ ================= FEMA Defends No More Help Over Texas Wildfires May 4, 2011 http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/politics/Perry-White-House-Denies-Disaster-Status-for-Wildfires-121226234.html?dr ==== Tornadoes leave destruction in East, Central Texas April 26, 2011 http://www.statesman.com/news/texas/tornadoes-leave-destruction-in-east-central-texas-1434428.html ========= http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/16010/ ... Additionally, volunteer organizations including the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief have been providing resources, supplies and shelter to first responders and fire victims in the impacted areas. The State Operations Center has been partially activated and continues to work closely with the Texas Forest Service, National Weather Service and other state and local entities to monitor this severe wildfire threat. ====== SALVATION ARMY - http://www.salvationarmytexas.org/news/the-salvation-army-providing-round-the-clock-support-at-wildfire-locations-in-texas/ Monetary donations to support The Salvation Army Texas Wildfire Relief can be made by mail to P.O.Box 36607, Dallas, TX 75235, by phone at 1-800-SAL-ARMY or online at www.salvationarmyusa.org. http://facebook.com/salvationarmytexas -- RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/noticias.asp?SN=14296&OP=14299&IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD ======= Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- Wildfires causing breathing problems - April 18, 2011 http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Wildfires-can-cause-breathing-problems-120129454.html -- Fires continue in the Big Country - April 18, 2011 http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== TEXAS FIRE DEPARTMENTS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/fdDirectoryList-US.cfm?statecodeID=TX NEWS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/statesDetails-US.cfm?statecodeID=51&statename=Texas&abrev=TX ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. ============== FACEBOOK - Fire Fighting News - https://www.facebook.com/pages/FireFightingNews/200246968638 -> Austin Disaster Relief Network Key Phone Numbers for ADRN Victim Hotline: 512-331-2600 Volunteer/Donation/Questions Hotline: 512-331-2200 https://www.facebook.com/ADRNTX --- UPDATED: Bastrop County fires forcing evacuations Sunday, September 4, 2011 (SEE FULL DETAILS AT: http://bastropadvertiser.com/2011/09/04/bastrop-county-fires-forcing-evacuations The county has two information lines for citizens to call and ask about the extent of the damage in their areas. The numbers are 332-8856 and 332-8814. --- RED CROSS Bastrop Fire Information Line (512) 332-8814 OR (512) 332-8856 Pedernales One Fire (512) 753-2180 Texas Road Closures http://www.txdot.gov/travel/road_conditions.htm Hays County Fire & Evacuation Information - http://www.co.hays.tx.us/ RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD SAFE & WELL (Register) https://safeandwell.communityos.org/cms/index.php DONATIONS food, clothing listed- =========== DONATION DROP-OFF POINTS: * BOY SCOUTS - http://www.bsacac.org/firerelief * RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD * Lists How to help - http://www.kvue.com/news/Austin-area-wildfire-donations-129263013.html * Distribution Center for Victims of Bastrop County Fires - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Distribution-Center-for-Victims-of-Bastrop-County-Fires/186233514781271 -- September 05, 2011 * Wildfire relief in Central Texas (updated) http://blue-dot-blues.blogspot.com/2011/09/wildfire-relief-in-central-texas.html =========== FACEBOOK (Index collection) http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8889 ---- COVERAGE - http://austin.ynn.com/content/central_texas_wildfires/ http://bastropadvertiser.com/ ================= FEMA Defends No More Help Over Texas Wildfires May 4, 2011 http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/politics/Perry-White-House-Denies-Disaster-Status-for-Wildfires-121226234.html?dr ==== Tornadoes leave destruction in East, Central Texas April 26, 2011 http://www.statesman.com/news/texas/tornadoes-leave-destruction-in-east-central-texas-1434428.html ========= http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/16010/ ... Additionally, volunteer organizations including the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief have been providing resources, supplies and shelter to first responders and fire victims in the impacted areas. The State Operations Center has been partially activated and continues to work closely with the Texas Forest Service, National Weather Service and other state and local entities to monitor this severe wildfire threat. ====== SALVATION ARMY - http://www.salvationarmytexas.org/news/the-salvation-army-providing-round-the-clock-support-at-wildfire-locations-in-texas/ Monetary donations to support The Salvation Army Texas Wildfire Relief can be made by mail to P.O.Box 36607, Dallas, TX 75235, by phone at 1-800-SAL-ARMY or online at www.salvationarmyusa.org. http://facebook.com/salvationarmytexas -- RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/noticias.asp?SN=14296&OP=14299&IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD ======= Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- Wildfires causing breathing problems - April 18, 2011 http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Wildfires-can-cause-breathing-problems-120129454.html -- Fires continue in the Big Country - April 18, 2011 http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== TEXAS FIRE DEPARTMENTS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/fdDirectoryList-US.cfm?statecodeID=TX NEWS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/statesDetails-US.cfm?statecodeID=51&statename=Texas&abrev=TX ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. ============== FACEBOOK - Fire Fighting News - https://www.facebook.com/pages/FireFightingNews/200246968638

notes: Austin Disaster Relief Network Key Phone Numbers for ADRN Victim Hotline: 512-331-2600 Volunteer/Donation/Questions Hotline: 512-331-2200 https://www.facebook.com/ADRNTX --- UPDATED: Bastrop County fires forcing evacuations Sunday, September 4, 2011 (SEE FULL DETAILS AT: http://bastropadvertiser.com/2011/09/04/bastrop-county-fires-forcing-evacuations The county has two information lines for citizens to call and ask about the extent of the damage in their areas. The numbers are 332-8856 and 332-8814. --- RED CROSS Bastrop Fire Information Line (512) 332-8814 OR (512) 332-8856 Pedernales One Fire (512) 753-2180 Texas Road Closures http://www.txdot.gov/travel/road_conditions.htm Hays County Fire & Evacuation Information - http://www.co.hays.tx.us/ RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD SAFE & WELL (Register) https://safeandwell.communityos.org/cms/index.php DONATIONS food, clothing listed- =========== DONATION DROP-OFF POINTS: * BOY SCOUTS - http://www.bsacac.org/firerelief * RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD * Lists How to help - http://www.kvue.com/news/Austin-area-wildfire-donations-129263013.html * Distribution Center for Victims of Bastrop County Fires - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Distribution-Center-for-Victims-of-Bastrop-County-Fires/186233514781271 =========== FACEBOOK (Index collection) http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8889 ---- COVERAGE - http://austin.ynn.com/content/central_texas_wildfires/ ================= FEMA Defends No More Help Over Texas Wildfires May 4, 2011 http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/politics/Perry-White-House-Denies-Disaster-Status-for-Wildfires-121226234.html?dr ==== Tornadoes leave destruction in East, Central Texas April 26, 2011 http://www.statesman.com/news/texas/tornadoes-leave-destruction-in-east-central-texas-1434428.html ========= http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/16010/ ... Additionally, volunteer organizations including the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief have been providing resources, supplies and shelter to first responders and fire victims in the impacted areas. The State Operations Center has been partially activated and continues to work closely with the Texas Forest Service, National Weather Service and other state and local entities to monitor this severe wildfire threat. ====== SALVATION ARMY - http://www.salvationarmytexas.org/news/the-salvation-army-providing-round-the-clock-support-at-wildfire-locations-in-texas/ Monetary donations to support The Salvation Army Texas Wildfire Relief can be made by mail to P.O.Box 36607, Dallas, TX 75235, by phone at 1-800-SAL-ARMY or online at www.salvationarmyusa.org. http://facebook.com/salvationarmytexas -- RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/noticias.asp?SN=14296&OP=14299&IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD ======= Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- Wildfires causing breathing problems - April 18, 2011 http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Wildfires-can-cause-breathing-problems-120129454.html -- Fires continue in the Big Country - April 18, 2011 http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== TEXAS FIRE DEPARTMENTS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/fdDirectoryList-US.cfm?statecodeID=TX NEWS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/statesDetails-US.cfm?statecodeID=51&statename=Texas&abrev=TX ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. ============== FACEBOOK - Fire Fighting News - https://www.facebook.com/pages/FireFightingNews/200246968638 -> Austin Disaster Relief Network Key Phone Numbers for ADRN Victim Hotline: 512-331-2600 Volunteer/Donation/Questions Hotline: 512-331-2200 https://www.facebook.com/ADRNTX --- UPDATED: Bastrop County fires forcing evacuations Sunday, September 4, 2011 (SEE FULL DETAILS AT: http://bastropadvertiser.com/2011/09/04/bastrop-county-fires-forcing-evacuations The county has two information lines for citizens to call and ask about the extent of the damage in their areas. The numbers are 332-8856 and 332-8814. --- RED CROSS Bastrop Fire Information Line (512) 332-8814 OR (512) 332-8856 Pedernales One Fire (512) 753-2180 Texas Road Closures http://www.txdot.gov/travel/road_conditions.htm Hays County Fire & Evacuation Information - http://www.co.hays.tx.us/ RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD SAFE & WELL (Register) https://safeandwell.communityos.org/cms/index.php DONATIONS food, clothing listed- =========== DONATION DROP-OFF POINTS: * BOY SCOUTS - http://www.bsacac.org/firerelief * RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD * Lists How to help - http://www.kvue.com/news/Austin-area-wildfire-donations-129263013.html * Distribution Center for Victims of Bastrop County Fires - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Distribution-Center-for-Victims-of-Bastrop-County-Fires/186233514781271 =========== FACEBOOK (Index collection) http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8889 ---- COVERAGE - http://austin.ynn.com/content/central_texas_wildfires/ http://bastropadvertiser.com/ ================= FEMA Defends No More Help Over Texas Wildfires May 4, 2011 http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/politics/Perry-White-House-Denies-Disaster-Status-for-Wildfires-121226234.html?dr ==== Tornadoes leave destruction in East, Central Texas April 26, 2011 http://www.statesman.com/news/texas/tornadoes-leave-destruction-in-east-central-texas-1434428.html ========= http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/16010/ ... Additionally, volunteer organizations including the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief have been providing resources, supplies and shelter to first responders and fire victims in the impacted areas. The State Operations Center has been partially activated and continues to work closely with the Texas Forest Service, National Weather Service and other state and local entities to monitor this severe wildfire threat. ====== SALVATION ARMY - http://www.salvationarmytexas.org/news/the-salvation-army-providing-round-the-clock-support-at-wildfire-locations-in-texas/ Monetary donations to support The Salvation Army Texas Wildfire Relief can be made by mail to P.O.Box 36607, Dallas, TX 75235, by phone at 1-800-SAL-ARMY or online at www.salvationarmyusa.org. http://facebook.com/salvationarmytexas -- RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/noticias.asp?SN=14296&OP=14299&IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD ======= Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- Wildfires causing breathing problems - April 18, 2011 http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Wildfires-can-cause-breathing-problems-120129454.html -- Fires continue in the Big Country - April 18, 2011 http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== TEXAS FIRE DEPARTMENTS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/fdDirectoryList-US.cfm?statecodeID=TX NEWS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/statesDetails-US.cfm?statecodeID=51&statename=Texas&abrev=TX ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. ============== FACEBOOK - Fire Fighting News - https://www.facebook.com/pages/FireFightingNews/200246968638

notes: Austin Disaster Relief Network Key Phone Numbers for ADRN Victim Hotline: 512-331-2600 Volunteer/Donation/Questions Hotline: 512-331-2200 https://www.facebook.com/ADRNTX --- Bastrop Fire Information Line (512) 332-8814 OR (512) 332-8856 Pedernales One Fire (512) 753-2180 Texas Road Closures http://www.txdot.gov/travel/road_conditions.htm Hays County Fire & Evacuation Information - http://www.co.hays.tx.us/ RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD SAFE & WELL (Register) https://safeandwell.communityos.org/cms/index.php DONATIONS food, clothing listed- =========== DONATION DROP-OFF POINTS: * BOY SCOUTS - http://www.bsacac.org/firerelief * RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD * Lists How to help - http://www.kvue.com/news/Austin-area-wildfire-donations-129263013.html * Distribution Center for Victims of Bastrop County Fires - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Distribution-Center-for-Victims-of-Bastrop-County-Fires/186233514781271 =========== FACEBOOK (Index collection) http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8889 ---- COVERAGE - http://austin.ynn.com/content/central_texas_wildfires/ ================= FEMA Defends No More Help Over Texas Wildfires May 4, 2011 http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/politics/Perry-White-House-Denies-Disaster-Status-for-Wildfires-121226234.html?dr ==== Tornadoes leave destruction in East, Central Texas April 26, 2011 http://www.statesman.com/news/texas/tornadoes-leave-destruction-in-east-central-texas-1434428.html ========= http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/16010/ ... Additionally, volunteer organizations including the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief have been providing resources, supplies and shelter to first responders and fire victims in the impacted areas. The State Operations Center has been partially activated and continues to work closely with the Texas Forest Service, National Weather Service and other state and local entities to monitor this severe wildfire threat. ====== SALVATION ARMY - http://www.salvationarmytexas.org/news/the-salvation-army-providing-round-the-clock-support-at-wildfire-locations-in-texas/ Monetary donations to support The Salvation Army Texas Wildfire Relief can be made by mail to P.O.Box 36607, Dallas, TX 75235, by phone at 1-800-SAL-ARMY or online at www.salvationarmyusa.org. http://facebook.com/salvationarmytexas -- RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/noticias.asp?SN=14296&OP=14299&IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD ======= Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- Wildfires causing breathing problems - April 18, 2011 http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Wildfires-can-cause-breathing-problems-120129454.html -- Fires continue in the Big Country - April 18, 2011 http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== TEXAS FIRE DEPARTMENTS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/fdDirectoryList-US.cfm?statecodeID=TX NEWS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/statesDetails-US.cfm?statecodeID=51&statename=Texas&abrev=TX ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. ============== FACEBOOK - Fire Fighting News - https://www.facebook.com/pages/FireFightingNews/200246968638 -> Austin Disaster Relief Network Key Phone Numbers for ADRN Victim Hotline: 512-331-2600 Volunteer/Donation/Questions Hotline: 512-331-2200 https://www.facebook.com/ADRNTX --- UPDATED: Bastrop County fires forcing evacuations Sunday, September 4, 2011 (SEE FULL DETAILS AT: http://bastropadvertiser.com/2011/09/04/bastrop-county-fires-forcing-evacuations The county has two information lines for citizens to call and ask about the extent of the damage in their areas. The numbers are 332-8856 and 332-8814. --- RED CROSS Bastrop Fire Information Line (512) 332-8814 OR (512) 332-8856 Pedernales One Fire (512) 753-2180 Texas Road Closures http://www.txdot.gov/travel/road_conditions.htm Hays County Fire & Evacuation Information - http://www.co.hays.tx.us/ RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD SAFE & WELL (Register) https://safeandwell.communityos.org/cms/index.php DONATIONS food, clothing listed- =========== DONATION DROP-OFF POINTS: * BOY SCOUTS - http://www.bsacac.org/firerelief * RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD * Lists How to help - http://www.kvue.com/news/Austin-area-wildfire-donations-129263013.html * Distribution Center for Victims of Bastrop County Fires - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Distribution-Center-for-Victims-of-Bastrop-County-Fires/186233514781271 =========== FACEBOOK (Index collection) http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8889 ---- COVERAGE - http://austin.ynn.com/content/central_texas_wildfires/ ================= FEMA Defends No More Help Over Texas Wildfires May 4, 2011 http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/politics/Perry-White-House-Denies-Disaster-Status-for-Wildfires-121226234.html?dr ==== Tornadoes leave destruction in East, Central Texas April 26, 2011 http://www.statesman.com/news/texas/tornadoes-leave-destruction-in-east-central-texas-1434428.html ========= http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/16010/ ... Additionally, volunteer organizations including the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief have been providing resources, supplies and shelter to first responders and fire victims in the impacted areas. The State Operations Center has been partially activated and continues to work closely with the Texas Forest Service, National Weather Service and other state and local entities to monitor this severe wildfire threat. ====== SALVATION ARMY - http://www.salvationarmytexas.org/news/the-salvation-army-providing-round-the-clock-support-at-wildfire-locations-in-texas/ Monetary donations to support The Salvation Army Texas Wildfire Relief can be made by mail to P.O.Box 36607, Dallas, TX 75235, by phone at 1-800-SAL-ARMY or online at www.salvationarmyusa.org. http://facebook.com/salvationarmytexas -- RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/noticias.asp?SN=14296&OP=14299&IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD ======= Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- Wildfires causing breathing problems - April 18, 2011 http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Wildfires-can-cause-breathing-problems-120129454.html -- Fires continue in the Big Country - April 18, 2011 http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== TEXAS FIRE DEPARTMENTS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/fdDirectoryList-US.cfm?statecodeID=TX NEWS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/statesDetails-US.cfm?statecodeID=51&statename=Texas&abrev=TX ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. ============== FACEBOOK - Fire Fighting News - https://www.facebook.com/pages/FireFightingNews/200246968638

notes: Austin Disaster Relief Network Key Phone Numbers for ADRN Victim Hotline: 512-331-2600 Volunteer/Donation/Questions Hotline: 512-331-2200 https://www.facebook.com/ADRNTX --- Bastrop Fire Information Line (512) 332-8814 OR (512) 332-8856 Pedernales One Fire (512) 753-2180 Texas Road Closures http://www.txdot.gov/travel/road_conditions.htm Hays County Fire & Evacuation Information - http://www.co.hays.tx.us/ RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD SAFE & WELL (Register) https://safeandwell.communityos.org/cms/index.php DONATIONS food, clothing listed- =========== DONATION DROP-OFF POINTS: BOY SCOUTS - http://www.bsacac.org/firerelief RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD Lists How to help - http://www.kvue.com/news/Austin-area-wildfire-donations-129263013.html =========== FACEBOOK (Index collection) http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8889 ---- COVERAGE - http://austin.ynn.com/content/central_texas_wildfires/ ================= FEMA Defends No More Help Over Texas Wildfires May 4, 2011 http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/politics/Perry-White-House-Denies-Disaster-Status-for-Wildfires-121226234.html?dr ==== Tornadoes leave destruction in East, Central Texas April 26, 2011 http://www.statesman.com/news/texas/tornadoes-leave-destruction-in-east-central-texas-1434428.html ========= http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/16010/ ... Additionally, volunteer organizations including the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief have been providing resources, supplies and shelter to first responders and fire victims in the impacted areas. The State Operations Center has been partially activated and continues to work closely with the Texas Forest Service, National Weather Service and other state and local entities to monitor this severe wildfire threat. ====== SALVATION ARMY - http://www.salvationarmytexas.org/news/the-salvation-army-providing-round-the-clock-support-at-wildfire-locations-in-texas/ Monetary donations to support The Salvation Army Texas Wildfire Relief can be made by mail to P.O.Box 36607, Dallas, TX 75235, by phone at 1-800-SAL-ARMY or online at www.salvationarmyusa.org. http://facebook.com/salvationarmytexas -- RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/noticias.asp?SN=14296&OP=14299&IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD ======= Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- Wildfires causing breathing problems - April 18, 2011 http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Wildfires-can-cause-breathing-problems-120129454.html -- Fires continue in the Big Country - April 18, 2011 http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== TEXAS FIRE DEPARTMENTS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/fdDirectoryList-US.cfm?statecodeID=TX NEWS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/statesDetails-US.cfm?statecodeID=51&statename=Texas&abrev=TX ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. ============== FACEBOOK - Fire Fighting News - https://www.facebook.com/pages/FireFightingNews/200246968638 -> Austin Disaster Relief Network Key Phone Numbers for ADRN Victim Hotline: 512-331-2600 Volunteer/Donation/Questions Hotline: 512-331-2200 https://www.facebook.com/ADRNTX --- Bastrop Fire Information Line (512) 332-8814 OR (512) 332-8856 Pedernales One Fire (512) 753-2180 Texas Road Closures http://www.txdot.gov/travel/road_conditions.htm Hays County Fire & Evacuation Information - http://www.co.hays.tx.us/ RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD SAFE & WELL (Register) https://safeandwell.communityos.org/cms/index.php DONATIONS food, clothing listed- =========== DONATION DROP-OFF POINTS: * BOY SCOUTS - http://www.bsacac.org/firerelief * RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD * Lists How to help - http://www.kvue.com/news/Austin-area-wildfire-donations-129263013.html * Distribution Center for Victims of Bastrop County Fires - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Distribution-Center-for-Victims-of-Bastrop-County-Fires/186233514781271 =========== FACEBOOK (Index collection) http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8889 ---- COVERAGE - http://austin.ynn.com/content/central_texas_wildfires/ ================= FEMA Defends No More Help Over Texas Wildfires May 4, 2011 http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/politics/Perry-White-House-Denies-Disaster-Status-for-Wildfires-121226234.html?dr ==== Tornadoes leave destruction in East, Central Texas April 26, 2011 http://www.statesman.com/news/texas/tornadoes-leave-destruction-in-east-central-texas-1434428.html ========= http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/16010/ ... Additionally, volunteer organizations including the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief have been providing resources, supplies and shelter to first responders and fire victims in the impacted areas. The State Operations Center has been partially activated and continues to work closely with the Texas Forest Service, National Weather Service and other state and local entities to monitor this severe wildfire threat. ====== SALVATION ARMY - http://www.salvationarmytexas.org/news/the-salvation-army-providing-round-the-clock-support-at-wildfire-locations-in-texas/ Monetary donations to support The Salvation Army Texas Wildfire Relief can be made by mail to P.O.Box 36607, Dallas, TX 75235, by phone at 1-800-SAL-ARMY or online at www.salvationarmyusa.org. http://facebook.com/salvationarmytexas -- RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/noticias.asp?SN=14296&OP=14299&IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD ======= Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- Wildfires causing breathing problems - April 18, 2011 http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Wildfires-can-cause-breathing-problems-120129454.html -- Fires continue in the Big Country - April 18, 2011 http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== TEXAS FIRE DEPARTMENTS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/fdDirectoryList-US.cfm?statecodeID=TX NEWS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/statesDetails-US.cfm?statecodeID=51&statename=Texas&abrev=TX ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. ============== FACEBOOK - Fire Fighting News - https://www.facebook.com/pages/FireFightingNews/200246968638

name: 2011 Spring & continuing Wildfires - INDEX -> 2011 TEXAS WILDFIRES - INDEX

notes: Austin Disaster Relief Network Key Phone Numbers for ADRN Victim Hotline: 512-331-2600 Volunteer/Donation/Questions Hotline: 512-331-2200 https://www.facebook.com/ADRNTX --- Bastrop Fire Information Line (512) 332-8814 OR (512) 332-8856 Pedernales One Fire (512) 753-2180 Texas Road Closures http://www.txdot.gov/travel/road_conditions.htm Hays County Fire & Evacuation Information - http://www.co.hays.tx.us/ RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD SAFE & WELL (Register) https://safeandwell.communityos.org/cms/index.php DONATIONS food, clothing listed- =========== DONATION DROP-OFF POINTS: BOY SCOUTS - http://www.bsacac.org/firerelief RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD =========== FACEBOOK (Index collection) http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8889 ---- COVERAGE - http://austin.ynn.com/content/central_texas_wildfires/ ================= FEMA Defends No More Help Over Texas Wildfires May 4, 2011 http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/politics/Perry-White-House-Denies-Disaster-Status-for-Wildfires-121226234.html?dr ==== Tornadoes leave destruction in East, Central Texas April 26, 2011 http://www.statesman.com/news/texas/tornadoes-leave-destruction-in-east-central-texas-1434428.html ========= http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/16010/ ... Additionally, volunteer organizations including the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief have been providing resources, supplies and shelter to first responders and fire victims in the impacted areas. The State Operations Center has been partially activated and continues to work closely with the Texas Forest Service, National Weather Service and other state and local entities to monitor this severe wildfire threat. ====== SALVATION ARMY - http://www.salvationarmytexas.org/news/the-salvation-army-providing-round-the-clock-support-at-wildfire-locations-in-texas/ Monetary donations to support The Salvation Army Texas Wildfire Relief can be made by mail to P.O.Box 36607, Dallas, TX 75235, by phone at 1-800-SAL-ARMY or online at www.salvationarmyusa.org. http://facebook.com/salvationarmytexas -- RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/noticias.asp?SN=14296&OP=14299&IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD ======= Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- Wildfires causing breathing problems - April 18, 2011 http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Wildfires-can-cause-breathing-problems-120129454.html -- Fires continue in the Big Country - April 18, 2011 http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== TEXAS FIRE DEPARTMENTS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/fdDirectoryList-US.cfm?statecodeID=TX NEWS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/statesDetails-US.cfm?statecodeID=51&statename=Texas&abrev=TX ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. ============== FACEBOOK - Fire Fighting News - https://www.facebook.com/pages/FireFightingNews/200246968638 -> Austin Disaster Relief Network Key Phone Numbers for ADRN Victim Hotline: 512-331-2600 Volunteer/Donation/Questions Hotline: 512-331-2200 https://www.facebook.com/ADRNTX --- Bastrop Fire Information Line (512) 332-8814 OR (512) 332-8856 Pedernales One Fire (512) 753-2180 Texas Road Closures http://www.txdot.gov/travel/road_conditions.htm Hays County Fire & Evacuation Information - http://www.co.hays.tx.us/ RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD SAFE & WELL (Register) https://safeandwell.communityos.org/cms/index.php DONATIONS food, clothing listed- =========== DONATION DROP-OFF POINTS: BOY SCOUTS - http://www.bsacac.org/firerelief RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD Lists How to help - http://www.kvue.com/news/Austin-area-wildfire-donations-129263013.html =========== FACEBOOK (Index collection) http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8889 ---- COVERAGE - http://austin.ynn.com/content/central_texas_wildfires/ ================= FEMA Defends No More Help Over Texas Wildfires May 4, 2011 http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/politics/Perry-White-House-Denies-Disaster-Status-for-Wildfires-121226234.html?dr ==== Tornadoes leave destruction in East, Central Texas April 26, 2011 http://www.statesman.com/news/texas/tornadoes-leave-destruction-in-east-central-texas-1434428.html ========= http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/16010/ ... Additionally, volunteer organizations including the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief have been providing resources, supplies and shelter to first responders and fire victims in the impacted areas. The State Operations Center has been partially activated and continues to work closely with the Texas Forest Service, National Weather Service and other state and local entities to monitor this severe wildfire threat. ====== SALVATION ARMY - http://www.salvationarmytexas.org/news/the-salvation-army-providing-round-the-clock-support-at-wildfire-locations-in-texas/ Monetary donations to support The Salvation Army Texas Wildfire Relief can be made by mail to P.O.Box 36607, Dallas, TX 75235, by phone at 1-800-SAL-ARMY or online at www.salvationarmyusa.org. http://facebook.com/salvationarmytexas -- RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/noticias.asp?SN=14296&OP=14299&IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD ======= Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- Wildfires causing breathing problems - April 18, 2011 http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Wildfires-can-cause-breathing-problems-120129454.html -- Fires continue in the Big Country - April 18, 2011 http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== TEXAS FIRE DEPARTMENTS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/fdDirectoryList-US.cfm?statecodeID=TX NEWS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/statesDetails-US.cfm?statecodeID=51&statename=Texas&abrev=TX ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. ============== FACEBOOK - Fire Fighting News - https://www.facebook.com/pages/FireFightingNews/200246968638

notes: Austin Disaster Relief Network Key Phone Numbers for ADRN Victim Hotline: 512-331-2600 Volunteer/Donation/Questions Hotline: 512-331-2200 https://www.facebook.com/ADRNTX --- Bastrop Fire Information Line (512) 332-8814 OR (512) 332-8856 Pedernales One Fire (512) 753-2180 Texas Road Closures http://www.txdot.gov/travel/road_conditions.htm Hays County Fire & Evacuation Information - http://www.co.hays.tx.us/ RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD SAFE & WELL (Register) https://safeandwell.communityos.org/cms/index.php DONATIONS food, clothing listed- http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD =========== FACEBOOK (Index collection) http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8889 ---- COVERAGE - http://austin.ynn.com/content/central_texas_wildfires/ ================= FEMA Defends No More Help Over Texas Wildfires May 4, 2011 http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/politics/Perry-White-House-Denies-Disaster-Status-for-Wildfires-121226234.html?dr ==== Tornadoes leave destruction in East, Central Texas April 26, 2011 http://www.statesman.com/news/texas/tornadoes-leave-destruction-in-east-central-texas-1434428.html ========= http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/16010/ ... Additionally, volunteer organizations including the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief have been providing resources, supplies and shelter to first responders and fire victims in the impacted areas. The State Operations Center has been partially activated and continues to work closely with the Texas Forest Service, National Weather Service and other state and local entities to monitor this severe wildfire threat. ====== SALVATION ARMY - http://www.salvationarmytexas.org/news/the-salvation-army-providing-round-the-clock-support-at-wildfire-locations-in-texas/ Monetary donations to support The Salvation Army Texas Wildfire Relief can be made by mail to P.O.Box 36607, Dallas, TX 75235, by phone at 1-800-SAL-ARMY or online at www.salvationarmyusa.org. http://facebook.com/salvationarmytexas -- RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/noticias.asp?SN=14296&OP=14299&IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD ======= Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- Wildfires causing breathing problems - April 18, 2011 http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Wildfires-can-cause-breathing-problems-120129454.html -- Fires continue in the Big Country - April 18, 2011 http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== TEXAS FIRE DEPARTMENTS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/fdDirectoryList-US.cfm?statecodeID=TX NEWS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/statesDetails-US.cfm?statecodeID=51&statename=Texas&abrev=TX ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. ============== FACEBOOK - Fire Fighting News - https://www.facebook.com/pages/FireFightingNews/200246968638 -> Austin Disaster Relief Network Key Phone Numbers for ADRN Victim Hotline: 512-331-2600 Volunteer/Donation/Questions Hotline: 512-331-2200 https://www.facebook.com/ADRNTX --- Bastrop Fire Information Line (512) 332-8814 OR (512) 332-8856 Pedernales One Fire (512) 753-2180 Texas Road Closures http://www.txdot.gov/travel/road_conditions.htm Hays County Fire & Evacuation Information - http://www.co.hays.tx.us/ RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD SAFE & WELL (Register) https://safeandwell.communityos.org/cms/index.php DONATIONS food, clothing listed- =========== DONATION DROP-OFF POINTS: BOY SCOUTS - http://www.bsacac.org/firerelief RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD =========== FACEBOOK (Index collection) http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8889 ---- COVERAGE - http://austin.ynn.com/content/central_texas_wildfires/ ================= FEMA Defends No More Help Over Texas Wildfires May 4, 2011 http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/politics/Perry-White-House-Denies-Disaster-Status-for-Wildfires-121226234.html?dr ==== Tornadoes leave destruction in East, Central Texas April 26, 2011 http://www.statesman.com/news/texas/tornadoes-leave-destruction-in-east-central-texas-1434428.html ========= http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/16010/ ... Additionally, volunteer organizations including the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief have been providing resources, supplies and shelter to first responders and fire victims in the impacted areas. The State Operations Center has been partially activated and continues to work closely with the Texas Forest Service, National Weather Service and other state and local entities to monitor this severe wildfire threat. ====== SALVATION ARMY - http://www.salvationarmytexas.org/news/the-salvation-army-providing-round-the-clock-support-at-wildfire-locations-in-texas/ Monetary donations to support The Salvation Army Texas Wildfire Relief can be made by mail to P.O.Box 36607, Dallas, TX 75235, by phone at 1-800-SAL-ARMY or online at www.salvationarmyusa.org. http://facebook.com/salvationarmytexas -- RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/noticias.asp?SN=14296&OP=14299&IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD ======= Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- Wildfires causing breathing problems - April 18, 2011 http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Wildfires-can-cause-breathing-problems-120129454.html -- Fires continue in the Big Country - April 18, 2011 http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== TEXAS FIRE DEPARTMENTS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/fdDirectoryList-US.cfm?statecodeID=TX NEWS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/statesDetails-US.cfm?statecodeID=51&statename=Texas&abrev=TX ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. ============== FACEBOOK - Fire Fighting News - https://www.facebook.com/pages/FireFightingNews/200246968638

notes: Bastrop Fire Information Line (512) 332-8814 OR (512) 332-8856 Pedernales One Fire (512) 753-2180 Texas Road Closures http://www.txdot.gov/travel/road_conditions.htm Hays County Fire & Evacuation Information - http://www.co.hays.tx.us/ RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD SAFE & WELL (Register) https://safeandwell.communityos.org/cms/index.php DONATIONS food, clothing listed- http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD =========== FACEBOOK (Index collection) http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8889 ---- COVERAGE - http://austin.ynn.com/content/central_texas_wildfires/ ================= FEMA Defends No More Help Over Texas Wildfires May 4, 2011 http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/politics/Perry-White-House-Denies-Disaster-Status-for-Wildfires-121226234.html?dr ==== Tornadoes leave destruction in East, Central Texas April 26, 2011 http://www.statesman.com/news/texas/tornadoes-leave-destruction-in-east-central-texas-1434428.html ========= http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/16010/ ... Additionally, volunteer organizations including the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief have been providing resources, supplies and shelter to first responders and fire victims in the impacted areas. The State Operations Center has been partially activated and continues to work closely with the Texas Forest Service, National Weather Service and other state and local entities to monitor this severe wildfire threat. ====== SALVATION ARMY - http://www.salvationarmytexas.org/news/the-salvation-army-providing-round-the-clock-support-at-wildfire-locations-in-texas/ Monetary donations to support The Salvation Army Texas Wildfire Relief can be made by mail to P.O.Box 36607, Dallas, TX 75235, by phone at 1-800-SAL-ARMY or online at www.salvationarmyusa.org. http://facebook.com/salvationarmytexas -- RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/noticias.asp?SN=14296&OP=14299&IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD ======= Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- Wildfires causing breathing problems - April 18, 2011 http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Wildfires-can-cause-breathing-problems-120129454.html -- Fires continue in the Big Country - April 18, 2011 http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== TEXAS FIRE DEPARTMENTS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/fdDirectoryList-US.cfm?statecodeID=TX NEWS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/statesDetails-US.cfm?statecodeID=51&statename=Texas&abrev=TX ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. ============== FACEBOOK - Fire Fighting News - https://www.facebook.com/pages/FireFightingNews/200246968638 -> Austin Disaster Relief Network Key Phone Numbers for ADRN Victim Hotline: 512-331-2600 Volunteer/Donation/Questions Hotline: 512-331-2200 https://www.facebook.com/ADRNTX --- Bastrop Fire Information Line (512) 332-8814 OR (512) 332-8856 Pedernales One Fire (512) 753-2180 Texas Road Closures http://www.txdot.gov/travel/road_conditions.htm Hays County Fire & Evacuation Information - http://www.co.hays.tx.us/ RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD SAFE & WELL (Register) https://safeandwell.communityos.org/cms/index.php DONATIONS food, clothing listed- http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD =========== FACEBOOK (Index collection) http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8889 ---- COVERAGE - http://austin.ynn.com/content/central_texas_wildfires/ ================= FEMA Defends No More Help Over Texas Wildfires May 4, 2011 http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/politics/Perry-White-House-Denies-Disaster-Status-for-Wildfires-121226234.html?dr ==== Tornadoes leave destruction in East, Central Texas April 26, 2011 http://www.statesman.com/news/texas/tornadoes-leave-destruction-in-east-central-texas-1434428.html ========= http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/16010/ ... Additionally, volunteer organizations including the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief have been providing resources, supplies and shelter to first responders and fire victims in the impacted areas. The State Operations Center has been partially activated and continues to work closely with the Texas Forest Service, National Weather Service and other state and local entities to monitor this severe wildfire threat. ====== SALVATION ARMY - http://www.salvationarmytexas.org/news/the-salvation-army-providing-round-the-clock-support-at-wildfire-locations-in-texas/ Monetary donations to support The Salvation Army Texas Wildfire Relief can be made by mail to P.O.Box 36607, Dallas, TX 75235, by phone at 1-800-SAL-ARMY or online at www.salvationarmyusa.org. http://facebook.com/salvationarmytexas -- RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/noticias.asp?SN=14296&OP=14299&IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD ======= Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- Wildfires causing breathing problems - April 18, 2011 http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Wildfires-can-cause-breathing-problems-120129454.html -- Fires continue in the Big Country - April 18, 2011 http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== TEXAS FIRE DEPARTMENTS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/fdDirectoryList-US.cfm?statecodeID=TX NEWS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/statesDetails-US.cfm?statecodeID=51&statename=Texas&abrev=TX ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. ============== FACEBOOK - Fire Fighting News - https://www.facebook.com/pages/FireFightingNews/200246968638

notes: Bastrop Fire Information Line (512) 332-8814 OR (512) 332-8856 Pedernales One Fire (512) 753-2180 Texas Road Closures http://www.txdot.gov/travel/road_conditions.htm Hays County Fire & Evacuation Information - http://www.co.hays.tx.us/ RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD SAFE & WELL (Register) https://safeandwell.communityos.org/cms/index.php DONATIONS food, clothing listed- http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD =========== FACEBOOK (Index collection) http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8889 ================= FEMA Defends No More Help Over Texas Wildfires May 4, 2011 http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/politics/Perry-White-House-Denies-Disaster-Status-for-Wildfires-121226234.html?dr ==== Tornadoes leave destruction in East, Central Texas April 26, 2011 http://www.statesman.com/news/texas/tornadoes-leave-destruction-in-east-central-texas-1434428.html ========= http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/16010/ ... Additionally, volunteer organizations including the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief have been providing resources, supplies and shelter to first responders and fire victims in the impacted areas. The State Operations Center has been partially activated and continues to work closely with the Texas Forest Service, National Weather Service and other state and local entities to monitor this severe wildfire threat. ====== SALVATION ARMY - http://www.salvationarmytexas.org/news/the-salvation-army-providing-round-the-clock-support-at-wildfire-locations-in-texas/ Monetary donations to support The Salvation Army Texas Wildfire Relief can be made by mail to P.O.Box 36607, Dallas, TX 75235, by phone at 1-800-SAL-ARMY or online at www.salvationarmyusa.org. http://facebook.com/salvationarmytexas -- RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/noticias.asp?SN=14296&OP=14299&IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD ======= Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- Wildfires causing breathing problems - April 18, 2011 http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Wildfires-can-cause-breathing-problems-120129454.html -- Fires continue in the Big Country - April 18, 2011 http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== TEXAS FIRE DEPARTMENTS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/fdDirectoryList-US.cfm?statecodeID=TX NEWS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/statesDetails-US.cfm?statecodeID=51&statename=Texas&abrev=TX ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. ============== FACEBOOK - Fire Fighting News - https://www.facebook.com/pages/FireFightingNews/200246968638 -> Bastrop Fire Information Line (512) 332-8814 OR (512) 332-8856 Pedernales One Fire (512) 753-2180 Texas Road Closures http://www.txdot.gov/travel/road_conditions.htm Hays County Fire & Evacuation Information - http://www.co.hays.tx.us/ RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD SAFE & WELL (Register) https://safeandwell.communityos.org/cms/index.php DONATIONS food, clothing listed- http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD =========== FACEBOOK (Index collection) http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8889 ---- COVERAGE - http://austin.ynn.com/content/central_texas_wildfires/ ================= FEMA Defends No More Help Over Texas Wildfires May 4, 2011 http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/politics/Perry-White-House-Denies-Disaster-Status-for-Wildfires-121226234.html?dr ==== Tornadoes leave destruction in East, Central Texas April 26, 2011 http://www.statesman.com/news/texas/tornadoes-leave-destruction-in-east-central-texas-1434428.html ========= http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/16010/ ... Additionally, volunteer organizations including the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief have been providing resources, supplies and shelter to first responders and fire victims in the impacted areas. The State Operations Center has been partially activated and continues to work closely with the Texas Forest Service, National Weather Service and other state and local entities to monitor this severe wildfire threat. ====== SALVATION ARMY - http://www.salvationarmytexas.org/news/the-salvation-army-providing-round-the-clock-support-at-wildfire-locations-in-texas/ Monetary donations to support The Salvation Army Texas Wildfire Relief can be made by mail to P.O.Box 36607, Dallas, TX 75235, by phone at 1-800-SAL-ARMY or online at www.salvationarmyusa.org. http://facebook.com/salvationarmytexas -- RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/noticias.asp?SN=14296&OP=14299&IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD ======= Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- Wildfires causing breathing problems - April 18, 2011 http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Wildfires-can-cause-breathing-problems-120129454.html -- Fires continue in the Big Country - April 18, 2011 http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== TEXAS FIRE DEPARTMENTS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/fdDirectoryList-US.cfm?statecodeID=TX NEWS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/statesDetails-US.cfm?statecodeID=51&statename=Texas&abrev=TX ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. ============== FACEBOOK - Fire Fighting News - https://www.facebook.com/pages/FireFightingNews/200246968638

notes: Bastrop Fire Information Line (512) 332-8814 OR (512) 332-8856 Pedernales One Fire (512) 753-2180 Texas Road Closures Hays County Fire & Evacuation Information - http://www.co.hays.tx.us/ RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD SAFE & WELL (Register) https://safeandwell.communityos.org/cms/index.php DONATIONS food, clothing listed- http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD ================= FEMA Defends No More Help Over Texas Wildfires May 4, 2011 http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/politics/Perry-White-House-Denies-Disaster-Status-for-Wildfires-121226234.html?dr ==== Tornadoes leave destruction in East, Central Texas April 26, 2011 http://www.statesman.com/news/texas/tornadoes-leave-destruction-in-east-central-texas-1434428.html ========= http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/16010/ ... Additionally, volunteer organizations including the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief have been providing resources, supplies and shelter to first responders and fire victims in the impacted areas. The State Operations Center has been partially activated and continues to work closely with the Texas Forest Service, National Weather Service and other state and local entities to monitor this severe wildfire threat. ====== SALVATION ARMY - http://www.salvationarmytexas.org/news/the-salvation-army-providing-round-the-clock-support-at-wildfire-locations-in-texas/ Monetary donations to support The Salvation Army Texas Wildfire Relief can be made by mail to P.O.Box 36607, Dallas, TX 75235, by phone at 1-800-SAL-ARMY or online at www.salvationarmyusa.org. http://facebook.com/salvationarmytexas -- RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/noticias.asp?SN=14296&OP=14299&IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD ======= Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- Wildfires causing breathing problems - April 18, 2011 http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Wildfires-can-cause-breathing-problems-120129454.html -- Fires continue in the Big Country - April 18, 2011 http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== TEXAS FIRE DEPARTMENTS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/fdDirectoryList-US.cfm?statecodeID=TX NEWS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/statesDetails-US.cfm?statecodeID=51&statename=Texas&abrev=TX ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. ============== FACEBOOK - Fire Fighting News - https://www.facebook.com/pages/FireFightingNews/200246968638 -> Bastrop Fire Information Line (512) 332-8814 OR (512) 332-8856 Pedernales One Fire (512) 753-2180 Texas Road Closures http://www.txdot.gov/travel/road_conditions.htm Hays County Fire & Evacuation Information - http://www.co.hays.tx.us/ RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD SAFE & WELL (Register) https://safeandwell.communityos.org/cms/index.php DONATIONS food, clothing listed- http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD =========== FACEBOOK (Index collection) http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/8889 ================= FEMA Defends No More Help Over Texas Wildfires May 4, 2011 http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/politics/Perry-White-House-Denies-Disaster-Status-for-Wildfires-121226234.html?dr ==== Tornadoes leave destruction in East, Central Texas April 26, 2011 http://www.statesman.com/news/texas/tornadoes-leave-destruction-in-east-central-texas-1434428.html ========= http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/16010/ ... Additionally, volunteer organizations including the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief have been providing resources, supplies and shelter to first responders and fire victims in the impacted areas. The State Operations Center has been partially activated and continues to work closely with the Texas Forest Service, National Weather Service and other state and local entities to monitor this severe wildfire threat. ====== SALVATION ARMY - http://www.salvationarmytexas.org/news/the-salvation-army-providing-round-the-clock-support-at-wildfire-locations-in-texas/ Monetary donations to support The Salvation Army Texas Wildfire Relief can be made by mail to P.O.Box 36607, Dallas, TX 75235, by phone at 1-800-SAL-ARMY or online at www.salvationarmyusa.org. http://facebook.com/salvationarmytexas -- RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/noticias.asp?SN=14296&OP=14299&IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD ======= Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- Wildfires causing breathing problems - April 18, 2011 http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Wildfires-can-cause-breathing-problems-120129454.html -- Fires continue in the Big Country - April 18, 2011 http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== TEXAS FIRE DEPARTMENTS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/fdDirectoryList-US.cfm?statecodeID=TX NEWS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/statesDetails-US.cfm?statecodeID=51&statename=Texas&abrev=TX ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. ============== FACEBOOK - Fire Fighting News - https://www.facebook.com/pages/FireFightingNews/200246968638

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notes: FEMA Defends No More Help Over Texas Wildfires May 4, 2011 http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/politics/Perry-White-House-Denies-Disaster-Status-for-Wildfires-121226234.html?dr ==== Tornadoes leave destruction in East, Central Texas April 26, 2011 http://www.statesman.com/news/texas/tornadoes-leave-destruction-in-east-central-texas-1434428.html ========= http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/16010/ ... Additionally, volunteer organizations including the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief have been providing resources, supplies and shelter to first responders and fire victims in the impacted areas. The State Operations Center has been partially activated and continues to work closely with the Texas Forest Service, National Weather Service and other state and local entities to monitor this severe wildfire threat. ====== SALVATION ARMY - http://www.salvationarmytexas.org/news/the-salvation-army-providing-round-the-clock-support-at-wildfire-locations-in-texas/ Monetary donations to support The Salvation Army Texas Wildfire Relief can be made by mail to P.O.Box 36607, Dallas, TX 75235, by phone at 1-800-SAL-ARMY or online at www.salvationarmyusa.org. http://facebook.com/salvationarmytexas -- RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/noticias.asp?SN=14296&OP=14299&IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD ======= Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- Wildfires causing breathing problems - April 18, 2011 http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Wildfires-can-cause-breathing-problems-120129454.html -- Fires continue in the Big Country - April 18, 2011 http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== TEXAS FIRE DEPARTMENTS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/fdDirectoryList-US.cfm?statecodeID=TX NEWS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/statesDetails-US.cfm?statecodeID=51&statename=Texas&abrev=TX ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. ============== FACEBOOK - Fire Fighting News - https://www.facebook.com/pages/FireFightingNews/200246968638 -> Bastrop Fire Information Line (512) 332-8814 OR (512) 332-8856 Pedernales One Fire (512) 753-2180 Texas Road Closures Hays County Fire & Evacuation Information - http://www.co.hays.tx.us/ RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD SAFE & WELL (Register) https://safeandwell.communityos.org/cms/index.php DONATIONS food, clothing listed- http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD ================= FEMA Defends No More Help Over Texas Wildfires May 4, 2011 http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/politics/Perry-White-House-Denies-Disaster-Status-for-Wildfires-121226234.html?dr ==== Tornadoes leave destruction in East, Central Texas April 26, 2011 http://www.statesman.com/news/texas/tornadoes-leave-destruction-in-east-central-texas-1434428.html ========= http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/16010/ ... Additionally, volunteer organizations including the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief have been providing resources, supplies and shelter to first responders and fire victims in the impacted areas. The State Operations Center has been partially activated and continues to work closely with the Texas Forest Service, National Weather Service and other state and local entities to monitor this severe wildfire threat. ====== SALVATION ARMY - http://www.salvationarmytexas.org/news/the-salvation-army-providing-round-the-clock-support-at-wildfire-locations-in-texas/ Monetary donations to support The Salvation Army Texas Wildfire Relief can be made by mail to P.O.Box 36607, Dallas, TX 75235, by phone at 1-800-SAL-ARMY or online at www.salvationarmyusa.org. http://facebook.com/salvationarmytexas -- RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/noticias.asp?SN=14296&OP=14299&IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD ======= Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- Wildfires causing breathing problems - April 18, 2011 http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Wildfires-can-cause-breathing-problems-120129454.html -- Fires continue in the Big Country - April 18, 2011 http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== TEXAS FIRE DEPARTMENTS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/fdDirectoryList-US.cfm?statecodeID=TX NEWS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/statesDetails-US.cfm?statecodeID=51&statename=Texas&abrev=TX ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. ============== FACEBOOK - Fire Fighting News - https://www.facebook.com/pages/FireFightingNews/200246968638

notes: Tornadoes leave destruction in East, Central Texas April 26, 2011 http://www.statesman.com/news/texas/tornadoes-leave-destruction-in-east-central-texas-1434428.html ========= http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/16010/ ... Additionally, volunteer organizations including the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief have been providing resources, supplies and shelter to first responders and fire victims in the impacted areas. The State Operations Center has been partially activated and continues to work closely with the Texas Forest Service, National Weather Service and other state and local entities to monitor this severe wildfire threat. ====== SALVATION ARMY - http://www.salvationarmytexas.org/news/the-salvation-army-providing-round-the-clock-support-at-wildfire-locations-in-texas/ Monetary donations to support The Salvation Army Texas Wildfire Relief can be made by mail to P.O.Box 36607, Dallas, TX 75235, by phone at 1-800-SAL-ARMY or online at www.salvationarmyusa.org. http://facebook.com/salvationarmytexas -- RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/noticias.asp?SN=14296&OP=14299&IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD ======= Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- Wildfires causing breathing problems - April 18, 2011 http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Wildfires-can-cause-breathing-problems-120129454.html -- Fires continue in the Big Country - April 18, 2011 http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== TEXAS FIRE DEPARTMENTS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/fdDirectoryList-US.cfm?statecodeID=TX NEWS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/statesDetails-US.cfm?statecodeID=51&statename=Texas&abrev=TX ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. ============== FACEBOOK - Fire Fighting News - https://www.facebook.com/pages/FireFightingNews/200246968638 -> FEMA Defends No More Help Over Texas Wildfires May 4, 2011 http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/politics/Perry-White-House-Denies-Disaster-Status-for-Wildfires-121226234.html?dr ==== Tornadoes leave destruction in East, Central Texas April 26, 2011 http://www.statesman.com/news/texas/tornadoes-leave-destruction-in-east-central-texas-1434428.html ========= http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/16010/ ... Additionally, volunteer organizations including the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief have been providing resources, supplies and shelter to first responders and fire victims in the impacted areas. The State Operations Center has been partially activated and continues to work closely with the Texas Forest Service, National Weather Service and other state and local entities to monitor this severe wildfire threat. ====== SALVATION ARMY - http://www.salvationarmytexas.org/news/the-salvation-army-providing-round-the-clock-support-at-wildfire-locations-in-texas/ Monetary donations to support The Salvation Army Texas Wildfire Relief can be made by mail to P.O.Box 36607, Dallas, TX 75235, by phone at 1-800-SAL-ARMY or online at www.salvationarmyusa.org. http://facebook.com/salvationarmytexas -- RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/noticias.asp?SN=14296&OP=14299&IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD ======= Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- Wildfires causing breathing problems - April 18, 2011 http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Wildfires-can-cause-breathing-problems-120129454.html -- Fires continue in the Big Country - April 18, 2011 http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== TEXAS FIRE DEPARTMENTS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/fdDirectoryList-US.cfm?statecodeID=TX NEWS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/statesDetails-US.cfm?statecodeID=51&statename=Texas&abrev=TX ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. ============== FACEBOOK - Fire Fighting News - https://www.facebook.com/pages/FireFightingNews/200246968638

notes: http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/16010/ ... Additionally, volunteer organizations including the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief have been providing resources, supplies and shelter to first responders and fire victims in the impacted areas. The State Operations Center has been partially activated and continues to work closely with the Texas Forest Service, National Weather Service and other state and local entities to monitor this severe wildfire threat. ====== SALVATION ARMY - http://www.salvationarmytexas.org/news/the-salvation-army-providing-round-the-clock-support-at-wildfire-locations-in-texas/ Monetary donations to support The Salvation Army Texas Wildfire Relief can be made by mail to P.O.Box 36607, Dallas, TX 75235, by phone at 1-800-SAL-ARMY or online at www.salvationarmyusa.org. http://facebook.com/salvationarmytexas -- RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/noticias.asp?SN=14296&OP=14299&IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD ======= Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- Wildfires causing breathing problems - April 18, 2011 http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Wildfires-can-cause-breathing-problems-120129454.html -- Fires continue in the Big Country - April 18, 2011 http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== TEXAS FIRE DEPARTMENTS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/fdDirectoryList-US.cfm?statecodeID=TX NEWS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/statesDetails-US.cfm?statecodeID=51&statename=Texas&abrev=TX ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. ============== FACEBOOK - Fire Fighting News - https://www.facebook.com/pages/FireFightingNews/200246968638 -> Tornadoes leave destruction in East, Central Texas April 26, 2011 http://www.statesman.com/news/texas/tornadoes-leave-destruction-in-east-central-texas-1434428.html ========= http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/16010/ ... Additionally, volunteer organizations including the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief have been providing resources, supplies and shelter to first responders and fire victims in the impacted areas. The State Operations Center has been partially activated and continues to work closely with the Texas Forest Service, National Weather Service and other state and local entities to monitor this severe wildfire threat. ====== SALVATION ARMY - http://www.salvationarmytexas.org/news/the-salvation-army-providing-round-the-clock-support-at-wildfire-locations-in-texas/ Monetary donations to support The Salvation Army Texas Wildfire Relief can be made by mail to P.O.Box 36607, Dallas, TX 75235, by phone at 1-800-SAL-ARMY or online at www.salvationarmyusa.org. http://facebook.com/salvationarmytexas -- RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/noticias.asp?SN=14296&OP=14299&IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD ======= Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- Wildfires causing breathing problems - April 18, 2011 http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Wildfires-can-cause-breathing-problems-120129454.html -- Fires continue in the Big Country - April 18, 2011 http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== TEXAS FIRE DEPARTMENTS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/fdDirectoryList-US.cfm?statecodeID=TX NEWS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/statesDetails-US.cfm?statecodeID=51&statename=Texas&abrev=TX ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. ============== FACEBOOK - Fire Fighting News - https://www.facebook.com/pages/FireFightingNews/200246968638

notes: http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/16010/ ... Additionally, volunteer organizations including the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief have been providing resources, supplies and shelter to first responders and fire victims in the impacted areas. The State Operations Center has been partially activated and continues to work closely with the Texas Forest Service, National Weather Service and other state and local entities to monitor this severe wildfire threat. ====== SALVATION ARMY - http://www.salvationarmytexas.org/news/the-salvation-army-providing-round-the-clock-support-at-wildfire-locations-in-texas/ Monetary donations to support The Salvation Army Texas Wildfire Relief can be made by mail to P.O.Box 36607, Dallas, TX 75235, by phone at 1-800-SAL-ARMY or online at www.salvationarmyusa.org. http://facebook.com/salvationarmytexas -- RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/noticias.asp?SN=14296&OP=14299&IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD ======= Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- Wildfires causing breathing problems - April 18, 2011 http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Wildfires-can-cause-breathing-problems-120129454.html -- Fires continue in the Big Country - April 18, 2011 http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== TEXAS FIRE DEPARTMENTS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/fdDirectoryList-US.cfm?statecodeID=TX NEWS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/statesDetails-US.cfm?statecodeID=51&statename=Texas&abrev=TX ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. ============== FACEBOOK - Fire Fighting News - https://www.facebook.com/pages/FireFightingNews/200246968638 -> http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/16010/ ... Additionally, volunteer organizations including the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief have been providing resources, supplies and shelter to first responders and fire victims in the impacted areas. The State Operations Center has been partially activated and continues to work closely with the Texas Forest Service, National Weather Service and other state and local entities to monitor this severe wildfire threat. ====== SALVATION ARMY - http://www.salvationarmytexas.org/news/the-salvation-army-providing-round-the-clock-support-at-wildfire-locations-in-texas/ Monetary donations to support The Salvation Army Texas Wildfire Relief can be made by mail to P.O.Box 36607, Dallas, TX 75235, by phone at 1-800-SAL-ARMY or online at www.salvationarmyusa.org. http://facebook.com/salvationarmytexas -- RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/noticias.asp?SN=14296&OP=14299&IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD ======= Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- Wildfires causing breathing problems - April 18, 2011 http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Wildfires-can-cause-breathing-problems-120129454.html -- Fires continue in the Big Country - April 18, 2011 http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== TEXAS FIRE DEPARTMENTS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/fdDirectoryList-US.cfm?statecodeID=TX NEWS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/statesDetails-US.cfm?statecodeID=51&statename=Texas&abrev=TX ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. ============== FACEBOOK - Fire Fighting News - https://www.facebook.com/pages/FireFightingNews/200246968638

notes: http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/16010/ ... Additionally, volunteer organizations including the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief have been providing resources, supplies and shelter to first responders and fire victims in the impacted areas. The State Operations Center has been partially activated and continues to work closely with the Texas Forest Service, National Weather Service and other state and local entities to monitor this severe wildfire threat. ====== SALVATION ARMY - http://www.salvationarmytexas.org/news/the-salvation-army-providing-round-the-clock-support-at-wildfire-locations-in-texas/ Monetary donations to support The Salvation Army Texas Wildfire Relief can be made by mail to P.O.Box 36607, Dallas, TX 75235, by phone at 1-800-SAL-ARMY or online at www.salvationarmyusa.org. http://facebook.com/salvationarmytexas -- RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/noticias.asp?SN=14296&OP=14299&IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD ======= Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- Wildfires causing breathing problems - April 18, 2011 http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Wildfires-can-cause-breathing-problems-120129454.html -- Fires continue in the Big Country - April 18, 2011 http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== TEXAS FIRE DEPARTMENTS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/fdDirectoryList-US.cfm?statecodeID=TX NEWS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/statesDetails-US.cfm?statecodeID=51&statename=Texas&abrev=TX ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. ============== FACEBOOK - Fire Fighting News - https://www.facebook.com/pages/FireFightingNews/200246968638 -> http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/16010/ ... Additionally, volunteer organizations including the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief have been providing resources, supplies and shelter to first responders and fire victims in the impacted areas. The State Operations Center has been partially activated and continues to work closely with the Texas Forest Service, National Weather Service and other state and local entities to monitor this severe wildfire threat. ====== SALVATION ARMY - http://www.salvationarmytexas.org/news/the-salvation-army-providing-round-the-clock-support-at-wildfire-locations-in-texas/ Monetary donations to support The Salvation Army Texas Wildfire Relief can be made by mail to P.O.Box 36607, Dallas, TX 75235, by phone at 1-800-SAL-ARMY or online at www.salvationarmyusa.org. http://facebook.com/salvationarmytexas -- RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/noticias.asp?SN=14296&OP=14299&IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD ======= Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- Wildfires causing breathing problems - April 18, 2011 http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Wildfires-can-cause-breathing-problems-120129454.html -- Fires continue in the Big Country - April 18, 2011 http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== TEXAS FIRE DEPARTMENTS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/fdDirectoryList-US.cfm?statecodeID=TX NEWS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/statesDetails-US.cfm?statecodeID=51&statename=Texas&abrev=TX ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines INCIWEB - (includes Map & sitrep) http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. ============== FACEBOOK - Fire Fighting News - https://www.facebook.com/pages/FireFightingNews/200246968638

notes: http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/16010/ ... Additionally, volunteer organizations including the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief have been providing resources, supplies and shelter to first responders and fire victims in the impacted areas. The State Operations Center has been partially activated and continues to work closely with the Texas Forest Service, National Weather Service and other state and local entities to monitor this severe wildfire threat. ====== SALVATION ARMY - http://www.salvationarmytexas.org/news/the-salvation-army-providing-round-the-clock-support-at-wildfire-locations-in-texas/ Monetary donations to support The Salvation Army Texas Wildfire Relief can be made by mail to P.O.Box 36607, Dallas, TX 75235, by phone at 1-800-SAL-ARMY or online at www.salvationarmyusa.org. http://facebook.com/salvationarmytexas ======= Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- Wildfires causing breathing problems - April 18, 2011 http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Wildfires-can-cause-breathing-problems-120129454.html -- Fires continue in the Big Country - April 18, 2011 http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== TEXAS FIRE DEPARTMENTS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/fdDirectoryList-US.cfm?statecodeID=TX NEWS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/statesDetails-US.cfm?statecodeID=51&statename=Texas&abrev=TX ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. ============== FACEBOOK - Fire Fighting News - https://www.facebook.com/pages/FireFightingNews/200246968638 -> http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/16010/ ... Additionally, volunteer organizations including the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief have been providing resources, supplies and shelter to first responders and fire victims in the impacted areas. The State Operations Center has been partially activated and continues to work closely with the Texas Forest Service, National Weather Service and other state and local entities to monitor this severe wildfire threat. ====== SALVATION ARMY - http://www.salvationarmytexas.org/news/the-salvation-army-providing-round-the-clock-support-at-wildfire-locations-in-texas/ Monetary donations to support The Salvation Army Texas Wildfire Relief can be made by mail to P.O.Box 36607, Dallas, TX 75235, by phone at 1-800-SAL-ARMY or online at www.salvationarmyusa.org. http://facebook.com/salvationarmytexas -- RED CROSS - http://www.centex.redcross.org/noticias.asp?SN=14296&OP=14299&IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD ======= Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- Wildfires causing breathing problems - April 18, 2011 http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Wildfires-can-cause-breathing-problems-120129454.html -- Fires continue in the Big Country - April 18, 2011 http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== TEXAS FIRE DEPARTMENTS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/fdDirectoryList-US.cfm?statecodeID=TX NEWS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/statesDetails-US.cfm?statecodeID=51&statename=Texas&abrev=TX ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. ============== FACEBOOK - Fire Fighting News - https://www.facebook.com/pages/FireFightingNews/200246968638

notes: http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/16010/ ... Additionally, volunteer organizations including the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief have been providing resources, supplies and shelter to first responders and fire victims in the impacted areas. The State Operations Center has been partially activated and continues to work closely with the Texas Forest Service, National Weather Service and other state and local entities to monitor this severe wildfire threat. ======= Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- Wildfires causing breathing problems - April 18, 2011 http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Wildfires-can-cause-breathing-problems-120129454.html -- Fires continue in the Big Country - April 18, 2011 http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== TEXAS FIRE DEPARTMENTS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/fdDirectoryList-US.cfm?statecodeID=TX NEWS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/statesDetails-US.cfm?statecodeID=51&statename=Texas&abrev=TX ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. ============== FACEBOOK - Fire Fighting News - https://www.facebook.com/pages/FireFightingNews/200246968638 -> http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/16010/ ... Additionally, volunteer organizations including the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief have been providing resources, supplies and shelter to first responders and fire victims in the impacted areas. The State Operations Center has been partially activated and continues to work closely with the Texas Forest Service, National Weather Service and other state and local entities to monitor this severe wildfire threat. ====== SALVATION ARMY - http://www.salvationarmytexas.org/news/the-salvation-army-providing-round-the-clock-support-at-wildfire-locations-in-texas/ Monetary donations to support The Salvation Army Texas Wildfire Relief can be made by mail to P.O.Box 36607, Dallas, TX 75235, by phone at 1-800-SAL-ARMY or online at www.salvationarmyusa.org. http://facebook.com/salvationarmytexas ======= Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- Wildfires causing breathing problems - April 18, 2011 http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Wildfires-can-cause-breathing-problems-120129454.html -- Fires continue in the Big Country - April 18, 2011 http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== TEXAS FIRE DEPARTMENTS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/fdDirectoryList-US.cfm?statecodeID=TX NEWS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/statesDetails-US.cfm?statecodeID=51&statename=Texas&abrev=TX ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. ============== FACEBOOK - Fire Fighting News - https://www.facebook.com/pages/FireFightingNews/200246968638

notes: Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- Wildfires causing breathing problems - April 18, 2011 http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Wildfires-can-cause-breathing-problems-120129454.html -- Fires continue in the Big Country - April 18, 2011 http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== TEXAS FIRE DEPARTMENTS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/fdDirectoryList-US.cfm?statecodeID=TX NEWS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/statesDetails-US.cfm?statecodeID=51&statename=Texas&abrev=TX ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. ============== FACEBOOK - Fire Fighting News - https://www.facebook.com/pages/FireFightingNews/200246968638 -> http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/16010/ ... Additionally, volunteer organizations including the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief have been providing resources, supplies and shelter to first responders and fire victims in the impacted areas. The State Operations Center has been partially activated and continues to work closely with the Texas Forest Service, National Weather Service and other state and local entities to monitor this severe wildfire threat. ======= Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- Wildfires causing breathing problems - April 18, 2011 http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Wildfires-can-cause-breathing-problems-120129454.html -- Fires continue in the Big Country - April 18, 2011 http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== TEXAS FIRE DEPARTMENTS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/fdDirectoryList-US.cfm?statecodeID=TX NEWS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/statesDetails-US.cfm?statecodeID=51&statename=Texas&abrev=TX ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. ============== FACEBOOK - Fire Fighting News - https://www.facebook.com/pages/FireFightingNews/200246968638

notes: Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- Wildfires causing breathing problems - April 18, 2011 http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Wildfires-can-cause-breathing-problems-120129454.html -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== TEXAS FIRE DEPARTMENTS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/fdDirectoryList-US.cfm?statecodeID=TX NEWS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/statesDetails-US.cfm?statecodeID=51&statename=Texas&abrev=TX ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. ============== FACEBOOK - Fire Fighting News - https://www.facebook.com/pages/FireFightingNews/200246968638 -> Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- Wildfires causing breathing problems - April 18, 2011 http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Wildfires-can-cause-breathing-problems-120129454.html -- Fires continue in the Big Country - April 18, 2011 http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== TEXAS FIRE DEPARTMENTS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/fdDirectoryList-US.cfm?statecodeID=TX NEWS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/statesDetails-US.cfm?statecodeID=51&statename=Texas&abrev=TX ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. ============== FACEBOOK - Fire Fighting News - https://www.facebook.com/pages/FireFightingNews/200246968638

notes: Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- Wildfires causing breathing problems - April 18, 2011 http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Wildfires-can-cause-breathing-problems-120129454.html -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== TEXAS FIRE DEPARTMENTS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/fdDirectoryList-US.cfm?statecodeID=TX ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. ============== FACEBOOK - Fire Fighting News - https://www.facebook.com/pages/FireFightingNews/200246968638 -> Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- Wildfires causing breathing problems - April 18, 2011 http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Wildfires-can-cause-breathing-problems-120129454.html -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== TEXAS FIRE DEPARTMENTS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/fdDirectoryList-US.cfm?statecodeID=TX NEWS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/statesDetails-US.cfm?statecodeID=51&statename=Texas&abrev=TX ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. ============== FACEBOOK - Fire Fighting News - https://www.facebook.com/pages/FireFightingNews/200246968638

notes: Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- Wildfires causing breathing problems - April 18, 2011 http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Wildfires-can-cause-breathing-problems-120129454.html -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== TEXAS FIRE DEPARTMENTS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/fdDirectoryList-US.cfm?statecodeID=TX ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. -> Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- Wildfires causing breathing problems - April 18, 2011 http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Wildfires-can-cause-breathing-problems-120129454.html -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== TEXAS FIRE DEPARTMENTS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/fdDirectoryList-US.cfm?statecodeID=TX ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. ============== FACEBOOK - Fire Fighting News - https://www.facebook.com/pages/FireFightingNews/200246968638

notes: Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- Wildfires causing breathing problems - April 18, 2011 http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Wildfires-can-cause-breathing-problems-120129454.html -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. -> Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- Wildfires causing breathing problems - April 18, 2011 http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Wildfires-can-cause-breathing-problems-120129454.html -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== TEXAS FIRE DEPARTMENTS - http://www.firefightingnews.com/fdDirectoryList-US.cfm?statecodeID=TX ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation.

notes: Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. -> Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- Wildfires causing breathing problems - April 18, 2011 http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Wildfires-can-cause-breathing-problems-120129454.html -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation.

notes: Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html ======== ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. -> Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html - FATALITY - http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/DPS-now-investigating-death-of-Eastland-firefighter-119984919.html ======== ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. The PK West, PK East, Hohertz and Jackson Ranch fires all merged into one large, 63,000-acre fire renamed the PK Complex. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/18/fires-continue/?partner=yahoo_feeds -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation.

notes: Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html ======== ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. -> Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - FIRE (sitrep) google map - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx BURN BAN - counties shown http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html ======== ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation.

notes: Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx ======== COVERAGE - Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html ======== ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. -> Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx ======== COVERAGE - Already-Massive Texas Wildfire Grows - April 19, 2011 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Already-Massive_Texas_Wildfire_Grows_120204709.html -- Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family - http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. -- CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html ======== ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation.

notes: Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx ======== COVERAGE - Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html ======== ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. -> Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx ======== COVERAGE - Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html note - Usually evacuations are ordered by a county judge, but they say it's challenging to get the word out. You may receive word from law enforcement and firefighters who go door to door, but you can also get the warning from local media and even NOAA weather radios. CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html ======== ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation.

notes: Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx ======== COVERAGE - CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html ======== ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. -> Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx ======== COVERAGE - Wildfire Evacuations: Are You Ready?How to Prepare a Wildfire Action Plan For Your Family http://www.ktxs.com/news/27590097/detail.html CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html ======== ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation.

notes: For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - ======== COVERAGE - CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html ======== ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. -> Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm ROAD CLOSURES - For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/default.aspx ======== COVERAGE - CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html ======== ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation.

notes: For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - ======== COVERAGE - CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation. -> For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - ======== COVERAGE - CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html ======== ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation.

notes: ======== MAPS - ======== COVERAGE - CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. -> For information on road closures please go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm or call 800 452-9292. ======== MAPS - ======== COVERAGE - CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > HOHERTZ, Palo Pinto County. - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 > WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened. JOSSERAND SOUTH (Livingston 254), Trinity County. 1,369 acres, 75 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles northwest of Livingston in pine plantation.

notes: ======== MAPS - ======== COVERAGE - CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 -> ======== MAPS - ======== COVERAGE - CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 > BRYSON COMPLEX, Jack County -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 >EAST SIDWYNICKS, Eastland County -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 ============== >Texas Forest Service (unsure if on FEMA listings) Source: sitreport at: http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/popup.aspx?id=12888 The 100-acre Pinnacle Fire COOPER MOUNTAIN RANCH, Kent, Stonewall, Scurry and Fisher counties. 152,000 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift yesterday pushed the fire south towards Camp Springs. Four homes have been destroyed. TFS task forces and TIFMAS strike teams have been actively fighting this fire. ROCKHOUSE, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. 191,066 acres, 75 percent contained. Twenty-three homes and two businesses were destroyed in the Fort Davis area. Burnout operations continued on the west side of the fire. Ten 20-person hand crews continue to work the fire. Eight TIFMAS Type 1 engines and four water haulers are assisting with the fire, as well as numerous airtankers and helicopters. A base camp for hundreds of firefighters has been set up at the Fort Davis State Park. SWENSON, Stonewall, King, and Knox counties. 122,500 acres, 90 percent contained. The fire is burning near Swenson. A large slopover occurred yesterday on the southeast side of the fire. PIPELINE, Tyler County. 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained. Forty homes are threatened on the fire burning in pine plantation 10 miles northeast of Kountze. Two National Guard Blackhawks from San Antonio are assisting. SMITH, Young County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 6 miles northeast of Graham. No other information was received. CR 104, Eastland County. 2,000 acres, 85 percent contained. The fire is burning 2 miles north of Cisco. 1,850 homes were threatened in the city of Cisco, as well as a church camp. Five homes and one vehicle destroyed. WICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX, Wichita County. 11,785 acres, 90 percent contained. The complex is made up of three fires – Iowa West, Holiday, Missile – burning around Wichita Falls. Shepard Air Force Base was threatened, as were hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. hundreds of homes and apartment complexes around the area. Seven homes are destroyed. FRYING PAN RANCH, Andrews County. 80,907 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is located 25 miles northwest of Andrews. Numerous homes were threatened, but none have been lost. CANNON FIRE COMPLEX, Pecos County. The complex of three fires is burning 50 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Cannon Fire is 9,248 acres and 80 percent contained. The DRH Fire is 26,284 acres and 80 percent contained. The Little Smokey Fire is 27,895 acres and 80 percent contained. McPHERSON, Sutton County. 1,600 acres, 80 percent containment. The fire is located 20 miles southwest of Sonora. Two homes were saved. SUTTON, Crockett County. 31,120 acres, 60 percent contained. The fire is burning 20 miles southwest of Ozona. YATES FIELD (formerly Iraan), Pecos County. 300 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning 10 miles southwest of Iraan. ENCINO, Tom Green County. 12,659 acres, 90 percent contained. This fire is 13 miles west of San Angelo. Ten homes threatened and saved. Two homes were threatened and received damaged. HICKMAN, Midland County. 16,500 acres, 98 percent contained. 34 homes were destroyed, 62 homes were damaged on this fire south of Midland. MIDDLE PEASE, Motley County. 400 acres, 90 percent contained. Single-engine air tankers responded. Located two miles northwest of Matador. DAD’S CORNER, Archer County. 6,100 acres, 70 percent contained. Located 15 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls. Fifteen homes are threatened.

notes: ======== MAPS - ======== COVERAGE - CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines ========= FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 -> ======== MAPS - ======== COVERAGE - CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines ========= >Texas Forest Service FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 > PK COMPLEX, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 >WILDCAT, Coke County - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011

notes: ======== MAPS - ======== COVERAGE - CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines ========= FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 -> ======== MAPS - ======== COVERAGE - CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines ========= FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire New Mexico Tire Fire (#2897) Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011

notes: ======== MAPS - ======== COVERAGE - CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines ========= FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 -> ======== MAPS - ======== COVERAGE - CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines ========= FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14079 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14078 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 -- Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14077 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 -- Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14076 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 -- Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14075 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 - Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14074 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 - Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14073 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011

notes: ======== MAPS - ======== COVERAGE - CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html ========= FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011 -> ======== MAPS - ======== COVERAGE - CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html ======== SITUATION REPORTS - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/default.aspx?dept=news&news_coll=otherHeadlines ========= FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011

notes: ======== MAPS - ======== COVERAGE - CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html -> ======== MAPS - ======== COVERAGE - CNN - Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight April 18, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/18/texas.forest.fires/index.html?hpt=T2 IREPORTS - Have you been affected by wildfires? Send photos, videos http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=16940 - Official: Texas crews rush to fend off 'perfect storm for wildfires' April 17, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/17/texas.forest.fires/index.html ========= FEMA Fire Management Assistance Declarations Update - email (4/19/11) Texas Tire Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:12 -0500 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2897 declared on Apr 17, 2011 Texas Bryson Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:35 -0500 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2896 declared on Apr 17, 2011 Texas PK East Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:44:02 -0500 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2895 declared on Apr 16, 2011 Texas East Sidwynicks Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:32 -0500 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2894 declared on Apr 16, 2011 Texas Hohertz Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:57 -0500 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2893 declared on Apr 16, 2011 Texas Wildcat Fire Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:42:12 -0500 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2892 declared on Apr 15, 2011 Texas Wichita Fire Complex Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:40:58 -0500 Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2891 declared on Apr 15, 2011