Nine fires burned across North Texas on Wednesday, and rural fire departments feel the strain of constantly battling these fires.
Nine fires burned across North Texas on Wednesday, and crews are out again on Thursday to protect homes and land. The Colony Fire in Hood County just north of Tolar is 60% contained as of 6 p.m. on Thursday, burning 467 acres of land."We don't normally do that much. Normally we'd put a lot of resources to one fire as need be," said Adam Turner, public information officer for the Texas A&M Forest Service.
"Things are looking great with him and we went home last night, didn't even stay the night in the hospital," added Becker. "Our equipment is getting taxed this year, we've got broken trucks that everyone is trying to fix and our guys are running a lot too, they're working hard," said Becker. "Any spark that lands onto tall grass or dry fields can cause a fire," said Turner.
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