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Latest update on the #KellerFire: The OFD fire chief said the priority is “getting people back into their homes by tomorrow” and for the crews currently assisting to return resources to their jurisdictions. oaklandside.org/2024/10/19/oak…
The latest on the #KellerFire: OFD fire chief Damon Covington said during a press conference earlier that “the fire is still going. It is contained but not extinguished.”
We will continue updating this story as more information becomes available.