North Texas Prescribed Burn Association members perform a controlled burn at a Texas ranch

Brandon Martin, a North Texas Prescribed Burn Association co-director and volunteer firefighter Chad Patak use drip torches to start a line of fire during a controlled burn of Austin and Kelli Rollins property outside of Covington, Texas, March 18, 2026. Subscribe to The Dallas Morning News: https://www.dallasnews.com/subscribe/main/ Site: http://dallasnews.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/dallasnews Instagram: http://instagram.com/dallasnews TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dallasmorningnews