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. 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.
Background While "fire season" varies every year in Texas, most wildfires occur in between February and April. However, there is an increasing fire danger all year-round. Fire conditions can be exacerbated by drought, strong winds, La Niña, and vegetation growth. Climate change is leading to increased temperatures, lower humidity levels, and drought conditions that are happening more often.
Notable fires Eastland Complex
On March 17, 2022, a fire complex formed around SE of Romney. 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.
Smoke from the fires reached as far as Houston.
Crittenberg Complex
A fast wildfire near Fort Cavazos burned about 33,000 acres and was 55% contained.
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 was 95% 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. NameCounty AcresStart dateContainment dateNotesRefEastland Complex firesEastland, Comanche, Calhan54,463Ramsey FireBrown3,456Das Goat FireMedina1,092Borrega FireKleberg51,566Coconut FireWilbarger15,000Dempsey FirePalo Pinto11,598June 23, 2022July 10, 2022Nethery Road FireKimble3,262Unknown causeNelson Creek FireWalker1,896Unknown causeChalk Mountain FireHood6,755Unknown causeWest Bend FireWichita6,522Unknown cause
See also 2022 New Mexico wildfires Wildfires in 2022
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