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ELLIS COUNTY, Texas – Fire crews worked to put out grassfires in the counties of Kaufman and Ellis Friday.<\/p>\n
Telico grassfire <\/p>\n
What we know:<\/p>\n
A grassfire in the Ellis County community of Telico quickly spread across a group of family properties Friday afternoon.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Ellis County Fire Marshal said he\u2019s working on getting a burn ban incorporated in the next week or so. He said there were several fires in the county Friday, and more in the past couple of weeks.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cheryl Hamill was not home at the time, but others were. The fire was in the middle of their family compound of five homes.<\/p>\n
What they’re saying:<\/p>\n
“Let me tell you, as soon as I heard about it I started praying,” Hamill said.<\/p>\n
“I mean, we were very concerned that if it reached the propane tank, like, what could\u2019ve happened?” resident Haley Phillips said.<\/p>\n
The fire has been deemed an accident, sparking while a couple of family members were welding along a fence line.<\/p>\n
“They said that they had like the water bucket and they had the fire extinguisher, but it just got out of control before they knew what to do,” Phillips said.<\/p>\n
Fortunately, these families only experienced damage to grass and a shed. Hammill says it\u2019s an answer to prayer.<\/p>\n
“He sent a couple of angels, some neighbors over to help,” she said.<\/p>\n
She\u2019s talking about neighbors coming to the rescue, using machinery to build a firewall of dirt and debris, assisting firefighters.<\/p>\n
“So this was a true team effort between community members, the fire department, etc. and the good Lord,” Hammill said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kemp grassfire ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/snapshot-13.jpg\")
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Sky 4 video shows another grassfire in the Kaufman County city of Kemp Friday afternoon, about 30 miles east of the Ellis County fire.<\/p>\n
Kemp fire crews were seen helping put out the flames shortly before 2 p.m.<\/p>\n
Possible early fire season <\/p>\n
In North Texas, there\u2019s summer and winter fire season. The winter season usually begins in January, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service, but this year it appears to be coming early because of a summer with more than usual amounts of rain.\u00a0<\/p>\n
FOX 4 spoke Friday with Adam Turner, who works with the Forest Service.<\/p>\n
“All of that moisture, all of that rain was great. It kept the summer a little bit cooler,” Turner said.<\/p>\n
Summer rains created more material to burn.<\/p>\n
“Well, with all of that grass growth and all of that extra rain we had, a lot of what we call fuel \u2014 that\u2019s the grass, the trees, the brush \u2014 everything grew up a little bit more than it usually does,” Turner said.<\/p>\n
The Forest Service wants to remind people that 90 percent of grassfires are caused by humans.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Source: Information in this article comes from FOX 4 interviews with residents and the Texas A&M Forest Service.<\/p>\n
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