TXTXS Combs Fire

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

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State: Texas

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Coordinates:

Latitude: 35° 29 51.4098 Longitude: 100° 54 2.196

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NOTE: All fire perimeters and points are approximations.

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Incident Overview: At approximately 8:00 PM, a wildfire started in Gray county off of Highway 273 just southeast of Pampa. There are road closures on Hwy 273 for north and south bound traffic with heavy smoke conditions affecting visibility. Southwest winds are driving the fire northeast through rough topography. Due to terrain, fire fighters are having difficulty directly engaging the fire. There are currently no evacuations and no structures threatened at this time. Texas A&M Forest Service was requested at approximately 8:20 PM and is working in unified Command with Gray County Emergency Management. Departments on scene are Texas A&M Forest Service, Pampa FD, Lefors VFD, Hoover VFD, Miami VFD, Skellytown VFD, McLean VFD, Groom VFD, Wheeler VFD along with Gray County Motor Graders. Motor graders are creating fire breaks where they can and Texas A&M Forest Service equipment is improving county motor grader lines for efficient holding.