Wildfires Burning in Somervell (Glen Rose) and Hood County July 7 2011Somervell County Salon-Glen Rose, Rainbow, Nemo, Glass....Texas

Still burning.... forest service at it now

Wildfires Burning in Somervell (Glen Rose) and Hood County July 7 2011

7 July 2011 at 9:20:21 PM

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UPDATE: 1/6/2015- Somervellscanner.com, which Paul Harper has created. -Update in 2015

~~IF YOU WANT TO LISTEN TO THE FIRE CHANNEL, I have it on the internet, click this link and then press play to listen. It's intermittent, of course, but I just heard two of the fire vehicles check in~~

Heard this a while back, also InfoSecGirl on Twitter.

DFWscanner D/FW Police Scanner

Reports of a 500+ acre wildfire now sparked near Granbury. David Reimer is about to be en route and he will report a sizeup.

that is supposed to be in southwestern Hood County.

and from Infosecgirl

InfoSecGirl Cindy Bryant

There are fires burning in our county tonight. Ours & 217 other counties in TX have been declared a natural disaster are because of drought

PICTURE From Infosecgirl

Also

txstormchasers Texas Storm Chasers

#Wildfire has broken out in SW Hood ,reported to be over 500 acres. We're enroute and will have LIVE #VIDEO in 45 minutes. #txwx #fire

Anybody have any additional information and/or confirmation. It's dark now so impossible to see smoke in the distance but the wildfire is supposed to be pretty extensive.

P.S. If it's on the southwest side how close is it to Comanche Peak nuclear power plant?

Photo at 9:45 pm from WFAA, sent in by nursegoodbody.

UPDATE: 10:11 pm. Somervell EMC on Twitter 5 minutes ago.

SomervellEMC Dwayne Griffin

The fire is contained at the moment. Forestry service is on scene with dozers and engines.

5 minutes ago

Incidentally, for reference, if you are on twitter, you can add SomervellEMC to follow and will get all kinds of good information from Dwayne, including storm, fire, any type of potential emergency.

UPDATE #2. Hood County News via Twitter.

Wildfire burns over 500 acres
(Posted Today 09:56 pm)
A wildfire near the Hood-Somervell county line Thursday evening has burned over 500 acres with firefighters able to save about six homes, Hood County Fire Marshal Brian Fine said. Firefighters were about to get control of the fire, Fine said about 9:50 Thursday night. The fire, which may have started from lightning, Fine said, began in Somervell County and moved into Hood County near Paluxy.

UPDATE #3- Still burning today. Just heard the fire scanner, fire near some structures.

Update #4- 10:04 am- still hotspots around the edges, can't get them without a dozer.

Update #5- 10:58 am near 3 monkeys ranch on 1008, called for more brush tranks and tankers.

Update #6- Can see the smoke from the window, probably some 5-10 miles away from fire. Hood County firefighters have returned to help out http://www.hcnews.com/shownews.asp?category=20&id=8477&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Update #7 7/9/2011-

SomervellEMC The fire on CR 1008 increased in size to about 800 acres. Firefighters will be back at first light in the morning.... http://fb.me/Vb1CtWZr