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Godwin Declared Wildfire 2025

  • Incident Information:

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    Godwin Declared Wildfire Review.pdf (1.19 MB) 1.19 MB

  • Location:

    Texas

  • Date:

    03/14/2025

  • Incident Type:

    Wildfire Declaration

  • Description:

    The Godwin unit prescribed fire was implemented by the zone at Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge (TX-HGR) on February 28th and March 7th, 2025.

    On March 14, the Texas Panhandle, North Texas, and all of Oklahoma - except McCurtain County - was under a red flag warning. The Texas Panhandle and Western Oklahoma experienced wind gusts over 70 mph and relative humidity (RH) values in the teens. The Grayson County Airport, approximately nine miles east of the Godwin unit, experienced wind gusts of 58 mph and RH values in the low teens. Both Texas and Oklahoma experienced multiple high severity wildfires that required assistance from multiple agencies. Zone fire personnel responded to two new starts on opposite ends of the state, stretching resources very thin. During this high fire danger event, smoldering mulch flared up and escaped the Godwin unit and burned ¾ of an acre of private land adjacent to the burn unit.

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