The Lake Brownwood Bridge Volunteer Fire Department provided the following update on active grass fires in the region.
Eastland County Tidal Wave Fire UPDATE 6:00 pm Wednesday
174 acres, 65% contained
Mills County Buffalo Creek Fire UPDATE 6:00 pm Wednesday
3,507 acres 80% contained
McCulloch County Waldrop Fire
1097 acres. 100% Contained
Gate 5 Fire McCulloch County UPDATE 6:00 pmWednesday
4,000 acres, 40% Contained
Lake Ivie Sims Fire
1100 acres 100% contained
Brown/Coleman County Line Fire
1000+ acres partially contained
Brown County CR 192 Fire five miles south of Bangs
800 acres 100% contained
Bangs FM-585 Fire
40 acres, 100% contained
Lake Brownwood Circle P Heights area
25 acres 100% contained
CR 346 Fire in Early
35 acres, 100% contained
(photo shows the smoke from the Mills County fire on Tuesday July 14)