Wildfires rage on; evacuation order lifted by OC officials

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Sept. 11, Orange County officials released information that all evacuation orders in the area of FM 2802 and Texla Road had been lifted.

Fire crews continued to work in the area to cover hotspots, but all homes were safe to return to as of 1 a.m. The fire had burned 417 acres officially and was 75% contained on the news of the rescinding evacuation. Containment is not measured by how much fire is extinguished, but rather how much of a perimeter line crews established around the fire’s path of spread, officials further noted.

Orange County continues to remain under a burn ban.

Texas A&M Forest Service responded to 18 new requests for assistance on wildfires that burned 1,095 acres across the state the day before Orange County lifted its evacuation order.

As of Sept. 11, active wildfires included:

• Cherokee 4087 Fire, Cherokee County - 8 acres, 95% contained

• Cherokee 4103 Fire, Cherokee County - 1 acre, 0% contained

• High Fence Fire, Trinity County - 200 acres, 70% contained

• Trinity 4093 Fire, Trinity County - 0.2 acre, 90% contained

• Cass 4102 Fire, Cass County - 1 acre, 60% contained

• Titus 4097 Fire, Titus County - 2 acres, 0% contained

• Gist Road Fire, Jasper County - 600 acres, 50% contained

• Jefferson 4092 Fire, Jefferson County - 45 acres, 75% contained

• Game Preserve Fire, Walker County - 4,428 acres, 95% contained

• Shearwood Creek Fire, Jasper County - 3,562 acres, 95% contained

• Jasper 3867 Fire, Jasper County - 9 acres, 95% contained

• Jasper 3991 County, Jasper County - 11.5 acres, 95% contained

• Jasper 4059 Fire, Jasper County - 1 acre, 95% contained

• Long Branch Fire, Jasper County - 258 acres, 95% contained

• Newton 3809 Fire, Newton County - 54 acres, 95% contained

• Orange 3819 Fire, Orange County - 5 acres, 95% contained

• Panola 4017 Fire, Panola County - 16 acres, 85% contained

• Orange 4008 Fire, Orange County - 0.1 acre, 99% contained

• Double Fire, Palo Pinto County - 21 acres, 75% contained

• Cherokee 4065 Fire, Cherokee County - 8 acres, 95% contained

• Cherokee 4068 Fire, Cherokee County - 60 acres, 95% contained

• Henderson 4077 Fire, Henderson County - 14 acres, 95% contained

• Trinity 4075 Fire, Trinity County - 11 acres, 95% contained

• Cass 4058 Fire, Cass County - 5 acres, 50% contained

• Harrison 4063 Fire, Harrison County - 10 acres, 95% contained

• Hardin 4052 Fire, Hardin County - 5 acres, 95% contained

• Hardin 4074 Fire, Hardin County - 2 acres, 90% contained

• Collier 2 Fire, Montgomery County - 90 acres, 60% contained

Contained wildfires (100%) are identified by the A&M responders as:

• Woodville Fire, Brazos County - 22 acres

• Leon 4089 Fire, Leon County - 1.2 acres

• Shelby 4094 Fire, Shelby County - 3 acres

• Cass 4105 Fire, Cass County - 1 acre

• Harrison 4083 Fire, Harrison County - 2 acres

• Panola 4106 Fire, Panola County - 1 acre

• Rusk 4096 Fire, Rusk County - 1 acre

• Jasper 4088 Fire, Jasper County - 0.3 acre

• Weekend Fire, Clay County - 118.6 acres

• Johnson Fire, Floyd County - 88 acres

• Big John Fire, Lampasas County - 125 acres

• Bulldog Fire, Burnet County - 205 acres

• Cowan Fire, Baylor County - 5,075 acres

• Cherokee 4041 Fire, Cherokee County - 0.1 acre

• Cherokee 4044 Fire, Cherokee County - 0.25 acre

• Houston 4057 Fire, Houston County - 18 acres

• Cass 4067 Fire, Cass County - 9 acres

• Harrison 4051 Fire, Harrison County - 3 acres

• Moonshine Fire, Baylor County - 2,306 acres

• Leon Fire, Eastland County - 100 acres

• Cactus Fire, Shackelford County - 615 acres

• Cedar Creek Fire, Stephens County - 500 acres

• Bootleg Fire, Throckmorton County - 271 acres

For information about active and recently contained wildfires, visit the Texas A&M Forest Service Incident Viewer at www.public.tfswildfires.com/.