With dry conditions expected to continue over the next few days, Gov. Greg Abbott on Sunday issued a disaster declaration for Medina County.
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter carries a water bucket Sunday to suppress hot spots from the Das Goat Fire in Medina County.Yvonne Greene, 62, was visiting her elderly parents in Mico, northeast of the Medina Lake dam, Saturday when she stepped outside to get some kale from an outdoor refrigerator and was alarmed to see smoke billowing nearby.
As of Sunday evening, the fire was 10% contained, according to the National Wildfire Coordinating Group’sEmergency officials gather to brief Gov. Greg Abbott about the Das Goat Fire, depicted by the tinted area of the map, in Medina County on Sunday.As of about 3 p.m. Sunday, three homes had been lost to the fire, but there had been no related injuries or casualties, Lutz said. With dry conditions expected to continue over the next few days, Gov.
Five aircraft provided by the Texas National Guard, six bulldozers, and three law enforcement agencies are assisting in the fight with approximately 30 personnel, he added. Those agencies are the Medina County Sheriff’s Office, the Texas Department of Public Safety and Texas Parks and Wildlife.
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