Panel addresses what Texas could have done better to prevent Rolling Pines fire

BASTROP COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — An independent panel of fire experts from across the country issued its opinion and recommendations Monday about how Texas Parks and Wildlife Department personnel handled the prescribed burn that sparked the Rolling Pines Fire on Jan. 18.Made up for wildland fire experts part of state forestry agents from Georgia, Oklahoma, Florida and South Carolina, the panel said while "quick action" from the burn boss helped mitigate damage, there should have been more fi