PHOTO UPDATE: Fort Hood officials host press conference on the Fort Hood fire response
7 PHOTO UPDATE:
Lee Sodic, deputy chief of operations and security for Fort Hood Directorate of Emergency Services, works on updates in the Incident Command Post in Fire Station #1 at Fort Hood, Texas, March 28. (U.S. Army photo by Dave Larsen, Fort Hood Public Affairs)Red Cross volunteer Doris Davis hands a bottled of water to Cpl. Evan Thurber, a military police officer with the 401st MP Company, at a staging area near West Range Road at Fort Hood, Texas, March 28. (U.S. Army photo by Dave Larsen, Fort Hood Public Affairs)A firefighting team heads down the road toward a smoldering area on Royalty Ridge at Fort Hood, Texas, March 28. (U.S. Army photo by Dave Larsen, Fort Hood Public Affairs)A helicopter delivers water with a ‘Bambi Bucket’ near West Range Road at Fort Hood, Texas, March 28. (U.S. Army photo by Dave Larsen, Fort Hood Public Affairs)Firefighters tackle a blaze near West Range Road at Fort Hood, Texas, March 28. (U.S. Army photo by Dave Larsen, Fort Hood Public Affairs)A line of fire reaches brush and ignites it not far from West Range Road at Fort Hood, Texas, March 28. (U.S. Army photo by Dave Larsen, Fort Hood Public Affairs)A fire truck drives through scorched areas along West Range Road at Fort Hood, Texas, March 28. (U.S. Army photo by Dave Larsen, Fort Hood Public Affairs)
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DATE: March 28, 2022 11:45:43 AM CDT
Fort Hood officials host press conference on the Fort Hood fire response
FORT HOOD, Texas — Fort Hood Fire officials reported March 28 that the extreme fire conditions continue.
The fire currently poses no danger to any homes, structures or infrastructures. No firefighters have been injured.
Fire crews continue to cut fire breaks conduct back burn operations around the fire to minimize the fire’s ability to spread.
Col. Chad Foster, U.S. Army Garrison Fort Hood commander, will host a joint press conference at 1:30 p.m. March 28 to provide media with the latest on joint efforts to put out the fire. He will be joined by officials from the Fort Hood Directorate of Emergency Services and the Texas A&M Forest Service.
