TXTXS 2025 Camp Bowie Prescribed Fires

Last updated: 2025-02-23

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The type of incident is Prescribed Fire and involves the following unit(s) Texas A&M Forest Service.

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State: Texas

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Coordinates:

Latitude: 31° 37 56 Longitude: 98° 55 6

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NOTE: All fire perimeters and points are approximations.

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Incident Overview: Texas A&M Forest Service is planning for prescribed burns to take place at Camp Bowie during 2025. Four burn units identified as units 3, 8, 9, and 10 will be burned for a total of 1,205 acres.  These burns are designed to meet multiple land management objectives including reducing the accumulation of hazardous fuels, improve forest health, improve access and visibility for forest management activities and improve wildfire habitat. Each prescribed burn unit has defined weather parameters and firing patterns to ensure the objectives for each unit have a high potential for success. Texas A&M Forest Service personnel will monitor all prescribed burns to evaluate achievement of goals and help guide future prescriptions. Unit 3 – 335 acresProposed burning date: 2/26/2025 Unit 8 – 328 acresProposed burning date: 2/25/2025 Unit 9 – 228 acresProposed burning date: 2/24/2025 Unit 10 – 266 acresProposed burning date: 2/24/2025 Nearby residents can expect some lingering smoke effects overnight after the burns and may see some moderate to heavy smoke impacts for short periods during ignition operations. These effects will be mitigated by burning on days with good ventilation so that smoke will be dispersed away from communities.  More information will be published as weather conditions allow for safe burning operations.