Flames engulf a road near Bastrop State Park as a wildfire burns out of control near Bastrop, Texas, on September 5, 2011. #

A tanker airplane drops fire retardant on a wildfire on September 1, 2011 in Graford, Texas. #

Bastrop County resident John Raworth and his two dogs watch as a wildfire jumps the street in their central Texas neighborhood on Monday, September 5, 2011. #

A destroyed washer and dryer remain in the rubble of a structure left by a wildfire on August 31, 2011 near Possum Kingdom Lake, Texas. #

A member of the Cushing V.F.D. fights a brush fire that started when a car caught fire on September 5, 2011 in Nacogdoches, Texas. #

A utility pole burns during the wildfires, on August 31, 2011 near Possum Kingdom Lake, Texas. #

Remnants of a burned out home off Highway 71 near Bastrop, Texas as a series of large wildfires continue to burn on September 5, 2011. #

A Maud, Texas firefighter closes his eyes to avoid fire debris while battling a 7,000 acre fire in southern Cass County, Texas, on September 5, 2011. #

This aerial photo shows charred land and burned homes near Possum Kingdom Lake, Texas, on September 1, 2011. #

Helicopters drop water as a wildfire burns near Possum Kingdom Lake, Texas, on September 1, 2011. #

A herd of longhorn cattle stand as a wildfire rages nearby on September 1, 2011, in Graford, Texas. #

Firefighters from around the state battle a large wildfire on Highway 71 near Smithville, Texas, on September 5, 2011. #

A nozzle on the front end of a Lone Camp Volunteer fire fighters truck while fighting a wildfire on September 1, 2011 in Graford, Texas. #

Flames roar near Bastrop State Park as a wildfire burns out of control near Bastrop, Texas, on September 5, 2011. #

Ashes float through the air as a wildfire burns out of control near Bastrop, Texas, on September 5, 2011. #

Mike Hester of Henderson County holds a a cat he rescued from a burned out area in The Cliffs, on August 31, 2011, near Possum Kingdom Lake, Texas. #

Smoke from a 300-acre wildfire in Magnolia, Texas, on September 5, 2011. Nearly 8,000 residents were evacuated from the area. #

A wildfire jumps a fire line on September 1, 2011 in Graford, Texas. #

The smoldering remains of a house near Bastrop, Texas, on September 5, 2011. #

Flames and smoke rise from above the trees as a wildfire burns near Possum Kingdom Lake, Texas, on September 1, 2011. #

A cloud of smoke rises from a wildfire as it burns out of control near Bastrop, Texas, on September 5, 2011. #

Ajay Bryan watches on as local firefighters and police attempt to move downwind of the blaze and halt its progress in Cedar Creek, Texas, on September 5, 2011. #

A helicopter flies over a wildfire near Bastrop, Texas, on September 5, 2011. #

Lone Camp Volunteer Fire Department fire fighter Joe Crawford fights a wildfire on September 1, 2011 in Graford, Texas. #

An air tanker drops fire retardant on a fire in The Cliffs development, on August 31, 2011, near Possum Kingdom Lake, Texas. #

A fallen tree still burns after a fire swept through Bastrop State Park, Texas on September 5, 2011. #

A volunteer firefighter reacts as a wildfire jumps a fire line on September 1, 2011 in Graford, Texas. #

A tanker airplane drops fire retardant on a wildfire on September 1, 2011 in Graford, Texas. #

Firefighters from around the state battle a large wildfire on Highway 71 near Smithville, Texas, on September 5, 2011. #

Wildfires burn on Wednesday, August 31, 2011 near Possum Kingdom Lake, Texas. #

A helicopter drops water on a wildfire, on September 5, 2011, near Bastrop, Texas. #

A large wildfire on Highway 71 near Smithville, Texas, on September 5, 2011 burns piles of lumber and ranch posts. #

Firefighters from Smithville Fire Department battle a large wildfire on Highway 71 near Smithville, Texas, on September 5, 2011. #

A helicopter drops water onto a blaze in Cedar Creek, Texas on September 5, 2011. #