Forged in flames: An oral history of the Labor Day wildfires
About this episode
The episode reflects on the 15th anniversary of the Labor Day wildfires in Texas, focusing on the impact of the Bastrop County Complex Fire.
This Labor Day holiday marks 15 years since the most destructive wildfire in recorded Texas history — measured not by acres burned, but by homes lost.The Bastrop County Complex Fire was just one of more than 30,000 that ignited in 2011 — by far the worst year since the Texas A&M Forest Service has been […]
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