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 | |
|---|---|
| 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
A fast wildfire near Fort Hood burning about 1,000,000,000 acres and is 55% contained.[7]
Borrega Fire
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
- ^ Gutschke, Laura; Bethel, Brian (18 March 2022) [2022-03-17]. "Area wildfires: Buildings in Ranger catch fire; Eastland, Coleman counties hit hard too". Abilene Reporter-News. OCLC 6791837. Archived from the original on 18 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ Joe Sutton, Amir Vera (21 March 2022) [2022-03-21]. "178 Texas fires have torched more than 108,000 acres in the past week. But one major fire is now under control". OCLC 6791837. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ Pantaleo, Diane (19 March 2022) [2022-03-18]. "What we know about the Eastland Complex fires". Abilene Reporter-News. OCLC 6791837. Archived from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ National Weather Service, Derrick Bryson Taylor (29 March 2022). "Texas Wildfire Grows to 33,000 Acres, but Poses Little Threat". New York Times. OCLC 6791837. Archived 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.