Perry asks for federal help in wildfire fight

Perry asks for federal help in wildfire fight

17 April 2011

published by www.chron.com


USA — Gov. Rick Perry has appealed to President Barack Obama to declare the state a major disaster area as wildfires strike or threaten all but two of the state’s 254 counties.

A statement issued Sunday by Perry requested the aid in a letter dispatched Saturday afternoon. Perry’s office says more than 7,800 fires across the states have charred more than 1.5 million acres — about 2,400 square miles — while burning 244 homes and threatening more than 8,500 others.

A “major disaster declaration” would make the state eligible for help in responding to and recovering from the emergency.


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