Texas Living Through Worst Wildfire Season in Years
In 2011, Texas has experienced the most intense and costly season of wildfires in memory. Out-of-control blazes have destroyed more than 5,000 square miles of land from the semi-desert of west Texas to the east Texas piney woods. It’s no surprise: the National Interagency Fire Center reports that 71 percent of Texas is in exceptional drought, the most severe category, and 21 percent of Texas is in extreme drought.
The summer fires this year are unique not only because of their size and severity, but also where they are starting. Homes in the Austin suburbs, lakefront property near Fort Worth, communities across the Gulf Coast, and the McDonald Observatory, a leading astronomical research facility, in far west Texas, are just some of the usually safe areas that have been threatened by this year’s extreme conditions.
With parts of Texas new to the threat of wildfires – and to the necessity of negotiating with tight-fisted insurance companies – many Texas policyholders need the help of experts to secure the compensation they deserve. If you or a loved one is a victim of Texas wildfires, contact the insurance experts at Fears | Nachawati. For a free consultation, call us at 1.866.705.7584 or send an email to info@fnlawfirm.com.
