There have been approximately 1,500 claims filed by Bastrop Texas residents and business owners from the Bastrop Texas fire that started on Labor Day weekend and which total $250 million (according to the Insurance Council of Texas). This would make it the costliest wildfire in Texas history. The second most costly fire in Texas history also occurred this year in Possum Kingdom. That fire is expected to generate between $160 million and $175 million in insured losses. Almost four million acres of land has been consumed by hundreds of wildfires this year and destroyed more than 2,700 homes. Just the value of lost timber is approaching $100 million.
Your tax deductible contribution online to the Trusted Choice Foundation Volunteer Firefighters Assistance Fund will help volunteer firefighters that continue to fight these devastating blazes. Every dollar helps. You can get decals and stickers that announce your support. You can also "like" the "I Support Volunteer Firefighters" Facebook page and sharing it with your Facebook friends to help spread the word and potentially increase donations to the Texas Wildfire Relief Fund statewide. Our Texas firefighters deserve the best protection we can afford, now more than ever.
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