2022 Texas wildfires
The 2022 Texas Wildfires are a series of wildfires occurring in 2022 in the state of Texas. They include 371 individual fires occurring throughout Texas.[1] A total of 210,045 acres were burned in the 2022 Texas wildfires according to the Texas A&M Forest Service, with the largest fire being the Eastland Complex fire.[2]
Early outlook
Seasonal fire risk
High alerts are included in March of the year and it is estimated South Texas and Central Texas will be severely affected in this fire season[3]
Notable fires
Eastland Complex
Eastland Complex fires of 2022 | |
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Date(s) | March 17, 2022 |
Location | Central Texas |
Statistics | |
Total fires | 382 |
Total area | 54,463 acres (22,040 ha) |
Impacts | |
Deaths | 1 |
Non-fatal injuries | 1 |
Structures destroyed | 50 |
Damage | Unknown |
On March 17, 2022, a fire complex formed around 3 km (0 mi) SE of Romney.[4] It was claimed to have been started by drought condition and is now 90% contained. The biggest fire so far is the Kidd fire, burning about 42,333 acres.[5]
Smoke from the fires reached as far as Houston.[6]
Crittenberg Complex
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Chalk_Mountain_Fire_junipers_burning_at_night.jpg/220px-Chalk_Mountain_Fire_junipers_burning_at_night.jpg)
A fast wildfire near
Borrega Fire
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Dempsey_Fire_smoke.jpg/220px-Dempsey_Fire_smoke.jpg)
Borrega Fire is the largest Texas fire since the Iron Mountain Fire in May 2011 and currently, 60,000 acres have been burned and is 20% contained.
List of wildfires
The following is a list of fires that burned more than 1,000 acres (400 ha), produced significant structural damage or casualties, or were otherwise notable.
Name | County | Acres | Start date | Containment date | Notes | Ref |
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Eastland Complex fires | Eastland, Comanche, Calhan | 54,463 | February 30, 2022 | April 8, 2022 | ||
Ramsey Fire | Brown | 3,456 | March 17, 2022 | April 12, 2022 | ||
Das Goat Fire | Medina | 1,092 | March 25, 2022 | April 15, 2022 | ||
Borrega Fire | Kleberg | 51,566 | March 25, 2022 | April 15, 2022 | ||
Coconut Fire | Wilbarger | 15,000 | May 17, 2022 | June 3, 2022 | ||
Nethery Road Fire | Kimble | 3,262 | July 10, 2022 | July 21, 2022 | Unknown cause | [8] |
Nelson Creek Fire | Walker | 1,896 | July 18, 2022 | July 25, 2022 | Unknown cause | [9] |
Chalk Mountain Fire | Hood | 6,755 | July 18, 2022 | August 2, 2022 | Unknown cause | [10] |
West Bend Fire | Wichita | 6,522 | July 19, 2022 | July 23, 2022 | Unknown cause | [11] |
See also
References
- ^ "Texas Wildfire and Smoke Map". elpasotimes.com. May 20, 2022.
- ^ "Wildfire risk remains high for much of Texas in the days ahead, fire officials say". The Texas Tribune. March 25, 2022. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
- ^ "WEATHER Worsening fire conditions over the weekend". WFAA. March 24, 2022. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
- from the original on 18 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- OCLC 6791837. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- from the original on 29 March 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ "Nethery Road Fire Information". inciweb.nwcg.gov. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
- ^ "Nelson Creek Fire Information". inciweb.nwcg.gov. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
- ^ "Chalk Mountain Fire Information". inciweb.nwcg.gov. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
- ^ "West Bend Fire Information". inciweb.nwcg.gov. Retrieved July 26, 2022.