TEXAS WILDFIRES - TAMING THE WILDCAT: Jeff Davis County rises to challenge

04/23/11 Marci McKnight Stocker said her 100-year-old home in Fort Davis was lost in the Rock House wildfire that has consumed more than 202,000 acres and at least 25 more houses. The fire is the worst in Jeff Davis County history.

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Fort Davis residents seek fire explanations

05/17/11 JEFF DAVIS COUNTY -- Residents packed the Jeff Davis County Courthouse Tuesday night, looking for explanations behind miscommunication and misinformation during operations to contain the Rock House fire that consumed almost 315,000 acres of land near Fort Davis.

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Relief officials providing additional assistance during Rock House recovery

05/18/11 Jeff Davis County Relief Fund Board member Carolyn Miller peeked into a 10,000-square-foot warehouse sitting by the post office on Sgt. Gonzales Drive in Fort Davis last week. The Timmons building, though much quieter and empty than in the first days of the flames, contained household goods such as furniture and appliances, waiting for displaced residents trying to rebuild their homes.

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