More fires than usual in East Texas
2/19/2022 3:07:03 AM
CATEGORIES:
Fire
Society & Public Health
AFFECTED AREAS:
Cherokee County, TX
Gregg County, TX
Harrison County, TX
Nacogdoches County, TX
Panola County, TX
Rusk County, TX
Shelby County, TX
Smith County, TX
Start Date: 2/10/2022
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Extreme drought conditions in East Texas have resulted in many burns escaping control. The Rusk County Fire Department responded to 26 burning fires in one weekend, but typically when there are no drought conditions that number is zero.
KETK (Tyler, Texas), Feb 10, 2022
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