Lone Camp Volunteer Department Fire truck, US Forest Service auxillary, at idle north of Strawn, Texas, after fighting SH 16 west fires.
The following local news links have detail about the Possum Kingdom Complex fire:
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Wildfires-Burn-700000-Acres-Federal-Help-Sought-120070209.html — NBC5i in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas.
http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/04/18/3009662/20-more-homes-burn-at-possum-kingdom.html — Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
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Our county, Erath, and neighboring counties are under a Red Flag Extreme Fire Weather alert for today. Risks are very high until late afternoon early evening when a cold front will move through the area. Shifting winds may be a problem. Temperatures may reach 102 deg. Winds, however, should not be as high as they have been in the last few days, say, 15-20 m.p.h.
Sage to Meadow ~ Jack Matthews 