They fought seven grass fires Monday night and six Tuesday night. Barns have been destroyed, animals displaced. The crews are nearly exhausted. We're at full scale working 12 to 13 hours a day. We work on grass fires and also the investigation of grass fires.
Conditions are right for wildfires.
The grass is dry, and it makes the perfect fuel. The greatest danger is to people who live in the country where tall grass sometimes goes right up to the house. That's what happened in Fort Worth on Tuesday. Brush fires in the backyard spread to two houses, destroying one, and severely damaging the other. The home owners told fire fighters they stopped watering the lawn to cut down on water bills.