[TxHam] FW: Extreme Wildfire Threat 020909]

[Brian K. Gaskamp]

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From: Hal Merritt 
To: STXARES at yahoogroups.com ; TexasRACES at yahoogroups.com 
Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 7:53 PM
Subject: [STXARES] [Fwd: FW: Extreme Wildfire Threat 020909]


Relay by Hal Merritt KD5HW

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Subject: FW: Extreme Wildfire Threat 020909
Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2009 16:42:41 -0600
From: Hawes, Jenniffier <Jenniffier.Hawes at txdps.state.tx.us>

More on the wildfire threat.

Jenniffier Shields Hawes CEM, TEM, CHMM
Regional Liaison Officer - DPS Region 2A
The State of Texas
Texas Department of Public Safety
Governor's Division of Emergency Management
12230 West Road
Houston, TX 77065

Office: 281-517-1317
Cell: 281-642-0312
FAX: 281-517-1310
Email: jenniffier.hawes at txdps.state.tx.us

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*From: * State of Texas SOC
*Sent: * Monday, February 09, 2009 3:38 PM
*Subject: * Extreme Wildfire Threat 020909

All Stations 020909

Pass this message to your county judge, mayors, sheriffs, fire chiefs,
police chiefs, emergency management coordinators and first responder
leadership.

IMMEDIATE BROADCAST February 9, 2009

Critical Fire Weather

Weather conditions primarily high winds, low relative humidity and
higher than normal temperatures to combine with winter-cured grasses and
drought-stressed vegetation, to produce critical wildfire danger
beginning Tuesday, February 10 over large portions of Central, South and
West Texas. Sustained winds could be in the 30 MPH range and even
increase higher into Tuesday night. Given the dry grass and predicted
wind gusts, power lines could arc and cause wildfires.

The rate these wildfires can spread could be between 1 and 3 miles per
hour depending upon the vegetation and terrain. That is up to .75 of a
mile in 15 minutes. Evacuations may be necessary.

A series of low pressure systems are in line to continue producing these
conditions on 1 to 3 day intervals for the next 10 to 14 days. These
systems will enter the state from the west and progress across the state
toward the east.

Request local leaders encourage all fire departments; both VFD and FD to
participate in the TFS web based reporting system so that the state can
capture costs needed to attain FEMA financial support for wildfire
operations. This is extremely critical to seek financial assistance.
The website is: tfsfrp.tamu.edu/firereporting

DPS AUSTIN HEADQUARTERS SOC rs07485 09 1534 CST
MRI: 80711847 IN: 79X1 32 AT 09FEB2009 15:34:17
OUT: 79X1 322 AT 09FEB2009 15:34:19



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