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The Texas A&M Forest Service reported the “Hutchinson” Fire in Hutchinson County was estimated to have impacted 2,882 acres and was approximately 70% contained as of Thursday morning.
Multiple departments responded as the large blaze burned through the church and prompted officials to warn residents to avoid the area.
As multiple wildfires burn across Texas, some Austin-area fire departments are helping battle the flames. Two large fires are currently active in the Texas Panhandle, as well as one in Clay County in North Texas. Currently, the 8 Ball fire is burning ...
TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — Several Central Texas fire departments have adopted a new wildfire risk modeling tool to help firefighters better prepare and mitigate wildfire threats. The ‘Mitigate’ platform, developed by the company FiSci, uses ...
Several wildfires broke out earlier this week across the Texas Panhandle, as extreme fire weather conditions gripped the region. Relative humidity values dropped to 10-15% from Lubbock to Amarillo, and wind gusts in the area rose to more than 60 to 65 mph.
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As of Wednesday morning, the 8 Ball Fire in Armstrong County near Amarillo in the Texas Panhandle had grown to 9,000 acres and is 25% contained. (Texas A&M Forest Service) Several ...
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Texas — Multiple volunteer fire departments across Southeast Texas have received state grant funding to purchase personal protective equipment and training aids as part of a $14 million distribution approved Friday by Texas A&M Forest ...
According to the Texas A&M Forest Service, the two fires have burned a combined 21,000 acres near Amarillo. More than two dozen North Texas fire departments are providing assistance with the Panhandle wildfires, a deployment that totals about 100 personnel ...
Texas AG Ken Paxton sues Permian Basin Containers, LLC over a "catastrophic" 2024 Odessa fire. The state claims the company ignored orders to clean up toxic chemicals that spread to nearby homes and groundwater.
Texas A&M Forest Service awards $17M to Texas fire departments, including several in Southeast Texas
JASPER, Texas — Texas A&M Forest Service has approved more than $17 million in funding for hundreds of volunteer fire departments statewide, including several in Southeast Texas, to help rural first responders purchase critical fire and rescue equipment.