May 23, 2025 - Officials with the National Forests and Grasslands in Texas, Angelina Sabine Ranger District will be conducting a controlled burn today, May 23, 2025. Ignition time is at 10am in Sabine Compartment 51/52 in San Augustine County by hand ignition and is projected to be completed by 6pm.
- Smoke: Winds are out of the South and drift smoke may be noticeable in San Augustine and Center.
- Forest and unit: Sabine National Forest, Hawthorne Rx, Block B and C, Compartment 51/ 52, 522 Acres.
Smoke will impact areas around the prescribed burn, and long-range drift smoke may be present during and after ignition operations.
Please drive with caution. Ground personnel will be operating in the area and smoke may impact visibility on local roads and highways near the burn unit.
For more information, contact the Angelina Sabine Ranger District at (936) 897-1068 or (409) 625-1940
U.S. Forest Service Prescribed Burn Tracker: Southern Region Prescribed Burn Accomplishment Tracker (arcgis.com)
