Five major wildfires that began amid Monday’s red flag alert conditions by Tuesday had prompted numerous evacuations and engulfed more than 580,000 acres in the Texas Panhandle, with little chance of slowing soon any time soon. The largest of the fires, Smokehouse Creek in Stinnett, has singlehandedly burned more than 500,000 acres and is the […]
STORY: Fueled by dry and unusually warm weather, a massive wildfire has ravaged over 250,000 acres in the region, prompting widespread evacuations, road closures, and thick smoke engulfing the area. The Smokehouse Creek Fire, now the largest among multiple wildfires in northern Texas, has rapidly expanded since igniting on Monday (February 26) afternoon, exacerbated by […]
A series of wildfires have swept across the Texas Panhandle, prompting evacuations, cutting off power, and forcing the temporary shutdown of a nuclear weapons facility. Strong winds, dry grass and unseasonably warm temperatures fed the blazes in the US state, according to officials. An unknown number of homes and other structures in Hutchinson County were […]
Texas’ governor issued a disaster declaration Tuesday for 60 counties because of wildfires in the Panhandle that have prompted warnings for residents to leave in some areas. No deaths have been reported in the fires, which officials say are being fueled by hot, dry conditions. “I issued a disaster declaration today to ensure critical fire […]
CANADIAN, Texas — Rapidly moving Texas wildfires Tuesday prompted evacuation orders in small towns and shut down a nuclear facility as strong winds, dry grass and unseasonably warm temperatures fueled the blaze in the state’s rural Panhandle. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration for 60 counties as the largest fire burned nearly 400 […]
Rapidly moving Texas wildfires have prompted evacuation orders in small towns and shut down a nuclear facility as strong winds, dry grass and unseasonably warm temperatures fuelled the blaze in the state’s rural Panhandle. Republican governor Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration for 60 counties on Tuesday as the largest fire burned nearly 400 square […]
CANADIAN, Texas (AP) — A rapidly widening Texas wildfire doubled in size Tuesday and prompted evacuation orders in at least one small town as strong winds, dry grass and unseasonably warm highs fueled the blaze in the state’s rural Panhandle. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration for 60 counties as the largest fire […]
Feb. 20—President Joe Biden issued a major disaster declaration Monday, six months after the Gray and Oregon Road wildfires devastated parts of Spokane County. The move unlocks a slew of federal aid. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will coordinate the dispersal of likely millions in federal funds for both residents affected and to repair […]
Feb. 14—OLYMPIA — A bill that would help pay for new state-sanctioned heating systems in homes being rebuilt by people who lost their homes in the Gray and Oregon fires last year won strong support in the state House on Tuesday. The bill passed 96-1 in the House late in the afternoon, barely meeting a […]
Hawaii officials released maps Tuesday detailing new evacuation routes that will be built in Lahaina, Hawaii, to help prevent the type of roadblocks that trapped people in their burning neighborhoods during the wildfires on Maui. An opening in a sound wall in the Kelawea Mauka neighborhood will be created to allow cars to pass through […]
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Powerful winds have killed a man and brought widespread destruction across Australia’s second-most populous state, leaving 530,000 homes and businesses without power and fanning fires that razed homes and injured five firefighters, officials said on Wednesday. Winds of up to 157 kph (98 mph) toppled six electricity transmission towers on Tuesday […]
The number of days that Georgia can now perform “prescribed burning” is shrinking as a result of climate change, adding to the already delicate balance of the fire prevention action. While burning across private and public lands helps ecosystem health and reduces the risk of wildfires, it also pollutes the smoke that contains particulate matter […]