Fire burns 320 acres south of Bryson Friday

Firefighters from all eight Jack County Rural Volunteer Fire Departments responded to a wildfire south of Bryson Friday evening.

Jack County Emergency Management Coordinator Frank Hefner said they were called out to the fire at 6:30 p.m. about five miles south of Bryson along the east side of Birdwell Road.

The fire ended up burning 320 acres before crews were able to cut dozer lines to stop it. Hefner said they cleared the scene at 12:30 a.m. Saturday. 

No homes were lost or threatened, though there were some unoccupied deer camps that firefighters were able to protect.

Hefner said the cause of the fire has not been determined. 

Currently, fire danger for Jack County is not high, but Hefner said that could soon change.

“We’re getting there, but not yet,” he said. “Another two or three days without rain and we’ll be there, but not yet.”

There is a good chance of rain in the forecast — a 50 percent chance Tuesday for Jacksboro according to the National Weather Service which has issued a hazardous weather outlook for the rest of the week.

Isolated thunderstorms are possible late tonight northwest of a line from Sherman to Eastland. Severe thunderstorms are not expected.

Scattered thunderstorms are possible across the region Tuesday through Sunday with the best storm chances on Wednesday. Severe thunderstorms are not anticipated but cloud to ground lightning and locally heavy rainfall will be possible with some of the storms.