The following is an Eastland County Resolution of Continued Disaster Declaration.  Eastland County Commissioners’ Court approved a 30 day continuation of the Disaster Declaration.

WHEREAS, Eastland County has an ongoing uncontrolled wildfire that has claimed life and property of the citizens of Eastland County, and

WHEREAS, the State of Texas has issued a Declaration of Disaster; and

WHEREAS, the hot and dry conditions continue to pose the threat of large, dangerous and fast moving wildfires; and

WHEREAS, such fires continue to impact lives and damaging property on a large scale; and 

WHEREAS, the Texas Government Code Chapter 418 gives the county judge the power to declare a local disaster within the county; and

WHEREAS, the magnitude of the potential damage and the rapidity with which such a fire continue to major proportions constituting a disaster; and

WHEREAS, a declaration issued under Section 418.108 of the Texas Government Code was issued by the County Judge; and

WHEREAS, a local disaster declaration expires seven days after its issuance, unless the commissioners court consents to its renewal or continuance; and

BE IT THEREFORE PROCLAIMED that I, Rex Fields, County Judge of Eastland County, declare a local state of disaster based on the threat of large wildfires in Eastland County, Texas.

PART 1. The declaration shall be given prompt and general publicity and shall be promptly filed with the County Clerk as required by Section 418.108(c) of the Texas Disaster Act.

PART 2. The declaration shall be given prompt and general publicity and shall be promptly filed with the County Clerk as required by Section 418.108(c) of the Texas Disaster Act.

PART 3. This resolution is effective immediately and will remain in effect until terminated by subsequent resolution of the County

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I affix my signature this 24 day of March, 2022.

County Judge Filed with the Clerk of County on 24 March, 2022.