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The 2011 Texas wildfires were a series of destructive wildfires in Texas that occurred in the 2011 fire season. During 2011 in Texas, around 31,453 fires had burned 4,000,000 acres or 16,190 square kilometres [3] (about double the previous record), 2,947 homes [3] (1,939 of which were destroyed over the Labor Day weekend), and over 2,700 other ...
The Bastrop County Complex fire was a conflagration that engulfed parts of Bastrop County, Texas, in September and October 2011.The wildfire was the costliest and most destructive wildfire in Texas history and among the costliest in U.S. history, destroying 1,696 structures and causing an estimated $350 million in insured property damage.
2011 Texas wildfires: Texas: Wildfires began in November 2010 and continued to rage due to a severe drought that lasted 271 months. 47.3% of all acreage burned in the United States in 2011 was burned in Texas. Firefighters came from over 43 states to assist, with 2 losing their lives. The Governor of Texas declared a State of Disaster on 21 ...
Those who lost their homes to the wildfires mostly had homes in rural areas outside of the city. According to the Texas Tribune , Texas homeowners who go without insurance tend to be lower-income.
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A preliminary assessment shows the deadly Smokehouse Creek Fire in Texas has destroyed as many as 500 structures since it ignited on Feb. 26, and a woman who lost her home is suing a Panhandle ...
2011 Texas wildfires; W. Wallow Fire This page was last edited on 2 May 2023, at 09:03 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
A burned car rests near the charred remains of a home outside of Canadian, Texas Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024 after a wildfire passed. A fast-moving wildfire burning through the Texas Panhandle grew ...