75-acre wildfire in Sam Houston National Forest, crews conduct water drops: Forest Service

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A wildfire burned about 75 acres of the Sam Houston National Forest in Montgomery County on Saturday afternoon, according to the U.S. Forest Service.

The U.S. Forest Service said there was no threat to the public because crews had contained the fire and kept it behind a dozer line.

Officials said the fire was near FM 1375 and FM 149 and asked people to stay away from the area if they could.

Judge Mark Keough posted on social media that helicopters were dropping water to fight the fire and that the county’s emergency management office was working with the U.S. Forest Service.