Wilson County fire marshal says wildfire threat is ‘as bad as I’ve ever seen it’

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‘As bad as I’ve ever seen it’— Wilson County fire marshal, on the job 25 years, says wildfire threat is off the chart

“We get a lot of former military,” he says. “I won’t call them adrenaline junkies, but they’re used to going 100 mph and when they get out of the service, they still want that excitement. Plus, for the most part, they’re disciplined, know how to take directions and how to work as a team under pressure. I had a retired major from the Air Force, very smart man, very dedicated.”

The rural Texas fire department has changed over the years. Many of them are now part of emergency services districts. If approved by voters, they can be funded with an ad valorem property tax of up to ten cents per $100 of assessed property value.Probably the cell phone, Baker said. “People used to see smoke and let it go. Just farmers burning. Now they call us.”

As Quintanilla’s waitresses mopped the floor, she walked over to a table full of family photos and memorabilia to find a 1972 photo of that Stockdale High football team on which her brother was the quarterback and Edwin Baker was the center. She graduated three years before Baker.

 

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