Cooler and less windy weather has helped firefighters fighting wildfires west of Dallas-Fort Worth. Friends and family are also preparing to say goodbye to the deputy who was killed while rescuing people from the fires in Eastland County.
We had rain this week and it seemed like a lot but it was not enough to break our long drought. Good Day talked to state climatologist and professor of atmospheric sciences at Texas A&M Dr. John Nielsen-Gammon. He says the wildfire season could be bad this year and explains why.Cooler and less windy weather was good news for firefighters in Hood and Erath counties fighting the Big L wildfire.It’s blackened more than 10,000 acres in the area about 50 miles southwest of Fort Worth.
The nearest community is Lipan. People there were initially ordered to evacuate but have since been allowed to return home. Another 50 miles west in Eastland County, firefighters are still battling seven fires now being called the Eastland Complex.People in Eastland County try to salvage items after homes destroyed by wildfiresFuneral services are Wednesday for the Eastland County sheriff’s deputy who died while rescuing people from the wildfires.
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