As Crews Battle Texas Wildfires, Officials Brace for More
Parts of western and central Texas remained under an elevated fire threat Saturday as crews worked to contain a wildfire that has killed one deputy officer, destroyed what was said to be dozens of homes and threatened hundreds of others.
Bre Riggs, left, takes the ceramic decorations from Priscilla Maynard who had retrieved from the surrounding ash of the home of their friends Raquel and Cruz Robles Friday, March 18, 2022, in Eastland County, Texas. The house burned the day before in Eastland County’s Kidd Fire. One of the first responders, Barbara Fenley, a deputy with the Eastland County Sheriff’s Office, died Friday while trying to save victims from the fires, authorities said.
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