String of blazes takes toll on Texas firefighters

BASTROP, Texas—The flames of the massive wildfire that have swallowed nearly 1,400 homes in Central Texas are being tamed. But firefighters fatigued by months of battling blazes in the state say the danger doesn't end there. Webster Fire Chief Patrick Shipp and his firefighters are veterans of a ...

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