CEMFWD
TXC503-260430-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE
TEXAS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY FORT WORTH TEXAS
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
823 PM CST MON FEB 25 2008
THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE YOUNG
COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE.
A LARGE GRASS FIRE IS MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF YOUNG
COUNTY. THE MAIN PORTION OF THIS FIRE REMAINS IN ARCHER COUNTY BUT
THE LEADING EDGE OF THE FIRE HAS NOW PROGRESSED SOUTH TO FARM TO
MARKET ROAD SEVENTEEN SIXTY-EIGHT. STRONG WINDS AVERAGING AROUND
30 MPH ARE RAPIDLY MOVING THIS FIRE SOUTH. THE SMOKE FROM THIS
FIRE IS BLOWING SOUTH...REDUCING VISIBILITIES ACROSS THE COUNTY.
THE SHERIFF/S OFFICE HAS REQUESTED THAT RESIDENTS STAY OUT OF THE
AREA WHERE THE FIRE IS LOCATED...ESPECIALLY AROUND FARM TO MARKET
ROAD SEVENTEEN SIXTY-EIGHT.
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