Cedar Gulch fire brought under control in Burnet County
This map shows the general location of the 233-acre Cedar Gulch Fire that burned in northeast Burnet County Feb. 21-23. Map sourced from Texas A&M Forest Service Incident Viewer
A 233-acre blaze, the Cedar Gulch Fire, was declared 100 percent contained on Monday, Feb. 23, after firefighters battled it in northeast Burnet County over the weekend.
According to Burnet County Emergency Management Coordinator Derek Marchio, firefighters were toned out to a fire reported east of FM 2657 at around 3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 21. Marchio said the fire’s progress was halted within a few hours, but it took until Monday to completely get it 100 percent contained.
Marchio told DailyTrib that current dry, windy conditions and an abundance of dead grass and foliage across Burnet County are creating dangerous fire conditions.
The Cedar Gulch Fire was fought by multiple agencies, including Northeast Burnet County Fire Rescue, Bertram Fire Department, Cassie Volunteer Fire Department, East Lake Volunteer Fire Department, Florence Volunteer Fire Department, Killeen Fire Rescue, and Southwest Bell County Volunteer Fire Department.