Hunting trailers on fire, contained quickly in Turkey

FIREFIGHTING FROM GROUND AND AIR A Texas A&M Forest Service plane dropped retardant along the northeast fire line of last Friday’s hunting camp fire outside Turkey, Texas. MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 10 | KODIE FAIRCHILD
FIREFIGHTING FROM GROUND AND AIR A Texas A&M Forest Service plane dropped retardant along the northeast fire line of last Friday’s hunting camp fire outside Turkey, Texas. MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 10 | KODIE FAIRCHILD

KODIE FAIRCHILD | CAPROCK COURIER

Turkey Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched late in the afternoon on Friday, Nov. 1, to a fire at a hunting camp east of Turkey on County Road Y. TVFD was notified by dispatch that there were two camper trailers on fire.

Because of the remote location of the fire and structure involvement, TVFD Chief Matthew Edwards requested assistance from the Quitaque Volunte…