Kay Ledbetter / Texas A&M AgriLife
Eastland Complex, parts of the Panhandle and Coryell County regions of Texas were damaged by wildfires encompassing 433,000 acres have resulted in $23.1 million in preliminary agricultural loss estimates. These estimates have been produced by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. The losses include more than 400 livestock deaths, lost grazing values, and fence repair costs.
Dry, windy conditions throughout the winter and spring raised the fire danger threat. The preliminary estimates were calculated beginning with the March 2022 fires and running through the April 2022 fires. Within one week in late March; state, federal, and local fire resources responded to 192 wildfires that burned 173,559 acres. More than 300 Texas A&M Forest Service firefighters, 200 Texas Intrastate Fire Mutual Aid System firefighters, and firefighting personnel from 28 states were positioned across Texas to respond.