Fw: TEXAS FF DIES FROM BURNS-LODD (The Secret List)

April 20, 2011

May his spirit be at rest and his family comforted. Having trouble viewing

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BURNS

We regret to advise you that the Cactus (Texas) Firefighter who suffered 3rd

degree burns a week ago last Saturday at a huge grassfire has died in the Line

of Duty. FF Elias Jaquez suffered burns to 60% of his body in that fire. FF

Jaquez, 49, a husband and father of four daughters, has been a Volunteer

Firefighter at the fire for slightly less than two years.As you will recall, FF

Jaquez, and 3 other Firefighters were injured after a Dumas and Cactus fire

apparatus became stuck in the rough terrain. The Cactus crew was going on to

de-flank the fire, the Dumas truck got stuck in the sand and the Cactus fire

crew came up beside them grab the other FF's, and then they got stuck. The

heroic attempts took FF Jaquez's life. As always, our most sincere condolences

to all those affected, especially the family of FF Elias Jaquez. TEXAS CONTINUES

TO BURN:Firefighters in Texas continued to operate at fires that have scorched a

million acres and have been burning for more than a week,.

" We're actually seeing Texas burn from border to border. We've got it in West

Texas, in East Texas, in North Texas, in South Texas -- it's all over the

state, " Texas Forest Service spokeswoman April Saginor told CNN Radio. " We've

got one in the Dallas area that's four fires that have actually merged

together. "

Saginor said firefighters from 34 states are now in Texas battling blazes that,

over the past two weeks, have destroyed 170 homes and burned 1 million acres.

" Some (fires) are over 100,000 acres and they've been burning for over a week,

so that's our priority right now, " Saginor said, " to put out the big ones. "

Much of Texas, however, is expected to get a break today from the dry weather

and high winds blamed for the spreading wildfires, according to the National

Weather Service. However, the fire danger is likely to return Thursday for

various parts of the state.Take Care-BE CAREFUL.GThe Secret List 4-20-11 /

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