Wildfire in Palo Pinto, Texas

Wildfire July 4, 2011 – July 15, 2011 · Palo Pinto, Texas

Death

$30K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

A grass fire began on July 4th approximately 5 miles northwest of Mineral Wells. This fire was contained on July 15th and burned a total of 932 acres. A camper and some outbuildings were lost in the fire. On the 7th, a firefighter from Boise, ID died due to hyperthermia while working on the lines of the 337 Fire.

The wider storm

The 337 Fire began on July 4th approximately 5 miles northwest of Mineral Wells. This fire was contained on July 15th and burned a total of 932 acres. A camper, a deer camp, and some outbuildings were lost in the fire. On the 7th, a firefighter from Boise, ID died due to hyperthermia while working on the lines of the 337 Fire. On July 5th, a small grass fire in Mineral Wells burned a shed. Very hot and dry conditions this month resulted in elevated fire danger.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 329284. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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