Twin Oryx

active fire

Wildfire

ACRES BURNED

2156

STATE

Texas

ORIGIN COUNTY
La Salle
containment

95%

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28.2032966090439, -98.8670754837749

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2025-03-05

TIMELINE

1 days

March 5

Detected

March 6

LAST UPDATED
Incident Data

CAUSE

Undetermined

BEHAVIOR
Moderate

PRIMARY FUEL TYPE?
Short Grass (1 foot)

Description

25 Miles SE of Cotulla

Response

Lead Protecting AGENCY

SFS

TOTAL PERSONNEL

42

DISPATCH CENTER
Texas Interagency Coordination Center
PROPERTY OWNERSHIP

Private
(Private)

WEATHER

Nearby Air Quality
AQI

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28.2032966090439, -98.8670754837749

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**Start Date/Time/Location** The Twin Oryx Fire started on March 4, 2025, approximately 25 miles southeast of Cotulla in La Salle County, Texas[4]. **Size and Containment** As of the latest updates, the fire has burned approximately 1,000 acres and is 75% contained[5][4]. **Growth and Rate of Spread** The fire initially spread rapidly due to high temperatures, low humidity, and extremely high winds. However, firefighters have made significant progress in containing the fire by utilizing existing ranch roads and conducting burn operations to stop the fire's spread[3][4]. **Containment Efforts** The Texas A&M Forest Service is in unified command with local fire departments and La Salle County. Crews are constructing containment lines around the fire using bulldozers and ranch roads, and conducting burn operations to minimize the fire's impact[3][4].

Citations

['https://texasstormchasers.com/weather/update-on-texas-wildfires-critical-fire-risk-returns-tomorrow/', 'https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/brazos-county/texas-a-m-university/texas-a-m-forest-service-responds-to-19-wildfires-burning-nearly-3-000-acres-across-state', 'https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-publication/txtxs-twin-oryx/twin-oryx-evening-update-march-4-2025-03-05-2025', 'http://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/txtxs-twin-oryx', 'https://spectrumlocalnews.com/section/acrossamerica/news/2025/03/04/series-of-wildfires-across-texas']

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