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Texas House highlights wildfire response after 41 fire starts and roughly 4,400 acres burned
Summary
A state representative updated the House on emergency response to recent wildfires, reporting approximately 41 separate ignitions, about 4,400 acres burned, six shelters stood up and hundreds of structures threatened but saved, and urged continued precautions as high fire danger returns later in the week.
Rep. Sweener, a member of the Texas House of Representatives, told colleagues on March 5 that state and local crews had responded to a concentrated wave of wildfires across Texas.
"Yesterday, the state responded to 41 different fire starts, all occurring within a 5 to 6 hour period," Rep. Sweener said on the House floor, adding that about 4,400 acres had burned as of that update. "While over 280 structures were threatened but saved, evacuated across…
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