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The Lubbock Police Department offered its \"deepest condolences\" to the Eastland County Sheriff's Office.

\"Fenley gave her life trying to evacuate citizens from the Eastland Complex fires, which first-responders in the area are still battling,\" the department said in a statement. \"Thank you for your service, Deputy Fenley, we'll take it from here.\"

Fenley was found Friday morning in the town of Carbon, which has been devastated by the fires, officials said.

\"It looks like some kind of lunar landscape,\" Eastland County Judge Rex Fields told reporters Friday. \"It's just an amazing amount of devastation.\"

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PHOTO: This screen grab from a video shows a wildfire burning in Eastland County, Texas, on March 18, 2022.
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Fields said they haven't found anyone else who is missing, and that first responders will do a \"more intensive sweep\" with canines in the town.

Four wildfires that ignited Wednesday and Thursday combined into the Eastland Complex, which as of Friday night was estimated to have burned 45,383 acres and was 15% contained.

\"One message that I would like to exaggerate and express is that we are not out of danger yet for our high hazard fire risk,\" Eastland County Fire Chief Joe Williamson said during Friday's briefing.

Dry, windy conditions helped fuel the complex and hinder the air response to fight the complex, which was 13,000 acres by Thursday evening.

At least 48 fire departments from 22 different counties across the state have responded to help fight the wildfires, Abbott said.

\"When you have a fire this large in this many different areas, you need all the help that you can get,\" the governor said.

Update: the #EastlandComplex in Eastland County is an estimated 45,383 acres and 15% contained. Crews focused on structure protection and building containment line with dozers today. Aircraft dropped water/retardant to help slow fire spread and protect structures. #txfire pic.twitter.com/WuiSOSvEoA

— Incident Information - Texas A&M Forest Service (@AllHazardsTFS) March 19, 2022

The wildfires have destroyed at least 50 homes in Eastland, Brown and Comanche counties, Abbott said.

\"Probably as we are able to better surveil damages here in the coming days, we will find more than that,\" he said, warning that there is ongoing danger due to the dry and windy conditions.

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PHOTO: This screen grab from a video shows wildfires burning in Eastland County, Texas, on March 18, 2022.
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Abbott said Friday he will sign a disaster proclamation to assist 11 counties that are either currently affected or that may be impacted by wildfires.

In addition to the Eastland Complex, first responders are working to contain three other active fires in Reagan, Sterling and Runnels counties.

ABC News' Mike Noble contributed to this report.

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