Orange County ESD 3

03/10/2026

As of 10 A.M. this morning the burn ban has been lifted. Please still exercise caution when burning outdoors even though there is no burn ban currently.

03/04/2026

We are now under a burn ban.

03/02/2026

We have received confirmation from the forestry service that the fire's extent is 120 acres. The fire is completely lined out, and a unit will be present in the area tomorrow for observational purposes. We wish to thank the Texas Forestry Service and the mutual aid departments that lent their support yesterday.

03/01/2026

You might notice TFS and fire department vehicles in the area of Forest Heights again today. We will be attempting to finish extinguishing the fire on off Pea Farm road. Please keep in mind that it will be unsafe to be in the area of the fire due to potential dozer and air craft utilization. We urge all residents to please avoid the area with all UTVs as we saw many in the area last night wanting to look. The dozers and air craft will probably not be able to see you and it can turn into a dangerous situation extremely quickly. Thank you!

03/01/2026

Update -

The fire has been mostly contained to where it does not pose a threat over night. The forestry service will be remaining in the area as well as units from the fire department until tomorrow when they will be using air operations to try to extinguish the spots that were not accessible by ground today. There is no need to worry overnight.

02/28/2026

Please note that the Forest Heights area will be seeing increasing fire dept activities in the area of Pea Farm road. There is a large fire in the woods in the area. No homes are in danger at this time, but we ask that you please mind the fire truck activity that may take place through the rest of the afternoon. We will update as more information is available.

02/27/2026

This afternoon, a helicopter landed at LCM High School, and we would like to provide some information regarding the incident. We have received several questions and would like to provide clarification. A patient from a residence required transportation to a medical facility, but ground ambulance services were delayed due to the interstate shutdown. Acadian and other emergency services in the area are facing longer response times than usual. The decision was made to transport the patient by helicopter to a local facility. The school was used as a landing zone during high traffic hours due to its convenient location, and the incident was not related to the school or its students.

02/25/2026

While we are not under a burn ban, if you can please don’t burn. Winds and dead fuel can make small fires into large fires very quickly.

From the NWS -

While the humidty will be much higher today than the past few days, the winds will be stronger and along with still dormant fuels from winter freezes will create an increased fire danger today and a fire danger statement was issued this morning for most of the region. Many parishes are under burn bans currently.

02/23/2026

02/21/2026

At approximately 10:30 Friday night we were dispatched to a structure fire in the 1000 block of West Bluff road. The first arriving unit reported fire coming from the roof of the home. Engine 31 arrived on scene within minutes of the initial report and the fire was brought under control within 10 minutes. All occupants made it out safely and no injuries were reported. We would like to thank the other local departments for providing us aid - Orange County ESD4, West Orange Fire, City of Orange and SNCESD1.

02/11/2026

At 9 AM on February 11th a burn ban had been placed into effect.

01/24/2026