Wildfires damaging Texas Volunteer Fire Departments equipment around the Big Country

  • Source: KTXS-TV ABC 12 Abilene
  • Published: 07/01/2020 12:00 AM

Fire chiefs in the Big Country said they've been busy this month battling wildfires. "Usually it starts in July, but this year it started in June and it's been very hectic," said Eula Fire Chief Charlie Dawson. Dawson, with the Eula Volunteer Fire Department, said a wildfire in Callahan County on the 18th damaged four of his trucks, which were in service the next day. "In this situation, it was dark and heavy smoke and couldn't see what you were hitting, running over fences, trees, boulders and just fighting the terrain," said Dawson. The same fire damaged a brush truck with the Clyde Volunteer Fire Department, which is still out of service.



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