Weather Impact Alert issued for Southeast Texas because of increased fire danger
HOUSTON — The KHOU 11 Weather Team has issued a Weather Impact Alert because of a Red Flag Warning that goes into effect today. Low relative humidity and high winds will lead to an increased fire ...
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Montgomery County issues local disaster declaration as 2K-acre fire heads south
A disaster declaration has been issued in response to a wildfire that began spreading through south San Jacinto County into ...
Raymondville firefighters lend assistance to contain blazes
The Raymondville Volunteer Fire Department sent an engine, a brush truck and a crew of four to help out departments around ...
Around 25 units called to west Houston townhome fire, HFD says
The fire was reported around 2:30 a.m. at a townhome complex on Litchfield Lane, just off Memorial Drive near the Sam Houston ...
Here's what areas are under evacuation orders as the San Jacinto County wildfire near Houston grows
The Pauline Road Wildfire, which broke out Wednesday evening in Sam Houston National Forest and quickly grew to more than ...
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9,800-acre fire north of Fredericksburg mostly contained as residents assess damage
Gillespie County has partnered with the OneStar Foundation to create the Crabapple Fire Relief Fund to help with the recovery ...
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Firefighter injured while battling Crabapple fire in Gillespie County, officials say
Authorities say a firefighter was injured by a falling tree limb while battling a wildfire in the Texas Hill Country.
Texas bills seek to improve state's response to wildfires a year after devastation in Panhandle
Jordan Ghawi, a reserve firefighter and a leader for the state emergency medical task force, testified in favor of HB 13. Ghawi told lawmakers he has been deployed to numerous disasters, including the ...
Crabapple wildfire near Fredericksburg increases to 9,858 acres, now 85% contained
What started as a small fire Saturday afternoon has now grown to thousands of acres and is leaving behind scenes of blackened ...
UPDATED: Wildland fire contained north of Houston; house and structure saved
A home and outbuilding were saved Tuesday afternoon after a wildfire spread east of Highway E and near the end of Hayes Drive north of Houston, authorities said.
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After COVID, Texas is less prepared for the next pandemic
Five years after Texas’ first COVID death, the state spends less on public health, vaccination rates have dropped and a distrust of authority has taken hold.