Wildfires are nothing new to South Texans. With rising temperatures and ongoing dry conditions, Texas faces an increased risk of wildfires.
Saturday was windy and dry, creating fire danger conditions across the state.
On Saturday, the Texas A&M Forest Service responded to 11 new wildfires that burned 9,115 acres, spanning from the Texas Panhandle to South Texas.
The following list includes active fires as of 10:50 a.m. on March 16, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service:
Chicken Strip
- Fire size: 20 acres
- Containment: 50%
- Real County
Cottonwood Creek
- Fire size: 633.2 acres
- Containment: 95%
- San Saba County
- Fire size: 9,500 acres
- Containment: 40%
- Gillespie County
Duval 1256
- Fire size: 58.3 acres
- Containment: 75%
- Duval County
Hargill Reservoir
- Fire size: 13 acres
- Containment: 95%
- Hidalgo County
Lake Pasture
- Fire size: 300 acres
- Containment: 90%
- Refugio County
Rest Area
- Fire size: 7,931 acres
- Containment: 65%
- Gray County
Saddle
- Fire size: 17 acres
- Containment: 95%
- Bandera County
Windmill
- Fire size: 23,000 acres
- Containment: 65%
- Roberts County
Yesterday, we responded to 11 new wildfires that burned 9,115.5 acres. Firefighters will continue working on several active fires today, taking advantage of better weather conditions to increase containment.
— Incident Information - Texas A&M Forest Service (@AllHazardsTFS) March 16, 2025
For information about our response, visit: https://t.co/YLu6eUZVZp pic.twitter.com/U36O4RWwdW
The bad news is that winds will continue over the next week in South Texas. Although we are receiving more moisture, there are still multiple days with fire potential.
Always remember that even if no active wildfires are reported, there is still the chance for fires to break out.
Note the following tips to help avoid fires from breaking out and basic information:
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