AMERICANS ASKED TO SUPPORT TEXAS WILDFIRE RELIEF FUND

Volunteer firefighters need equipment, funds to fight fires in historic wildfire seasonBASTROP, TEXAS—The Texas Wildfire Relief Fund, a statewide non-profit that is working to raise funds and awareness about the ongoing crisis facing first responders battling wildfires across Texas, is making an urgent national plea for donations. The Texas Wildfire Relief Fund was established to aid volunteer firefighters’ battling wildfires across Texas, including the largest active fire here in Bastrop. “Over 77 percent of fire departments in Texas are volunteer departments who struggle daily on