Tule fire burns 2,500 acres, threatens homes

  • TULE FIRE THREATENS HOME The Silverton VFD, family and friends stopped what they were doing to help defend the home of Molly Forman from the blazes of the Tule Fire on Saturday, Oct 3. | COURTESY PHOTO BY MOLLY FORMAN
    TULE FIRE THREATENS HOME The Silverton VFD, family and friends stopped what they were doing to help defend the home of Molly Forman from the blazes of the Tule Fire on Saturday, Oct 3. | COURTESY PHOTO BY MOLLY FORMAN
  • BLAZE IN BRISCOE COUNTY Two fires ignited west of Silverton Saturday afternoon, Oct. 4, threatening residences and other structures. | COURTESY PHOTO BY MOLLY FOREMAN
    BLAZE IN BRISCOE COUNTY Two fires ignited west of Silverton Saturday afternoon, Oct. 4, threatening residences and other structures. | COURTESY PHOTO BY MOLLY FOREMAN
    The Silverton Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct 4 for two grass fires. The first fire was west of Silverton, north of the intersection of Highway 86 and Farm to Market Road 378. A second fire was ignited almost simultaneously farther north on Highway 207, on the way to Lake Mackenzie. The second fire was threatening a residence.Several a...

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