By Robyn Claridy in The Longview News-Journal A Panola County resident burning trash is being blamed for a woods fire that had burned through more than 100 acres in Panola and Harrison counties Tuesday afternoon. Harrison County Fire Marshal Thomas Mock said crews from Emergency Services District No. 3 and 4, Elysian Fields and other [...]
By Cathryn Khalil at KYTX News, Tyler A fire is burning near Timber Drive, off CR 2661 in Smith County. Whitehouse, Bullard, Dixie, Noonday and Flint / Gresham fire departments are currently on the scene. The Texas Forest Service brought two plows, as did Bullard.
By Felicia Frazar in The Seguin Gazette Enterprise A trio of volunteers firefighters was injured in a two-car accident on Sunday. Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Larry Escamilla said the wreck happened around 11:50 a.m. at the intersection of Zion Hill Road and McKnight Road, as the volunteers were responding to a fire. A [...]
From The Fort Bend Sun As of this morning, Aug. 31, approximately 500 acres have burned in a massive grass fire off Eldridge and the Addick’s Reservoir, north of I-10. There were no structures involved. The Houston Fire Department was dispatched to the fire about 4:30 p.m. yesterday, and responded with 32 units and about [...]
From KHOU News, Houston See photos here. More than 80 firefighters battled a blaze that destroyed apartment homes and spread into a small grass fire in north Houston. The fire broke out at about 4:45 p.m. Tuesday at the Savannah at CityView complex located in the 17000 block of Wayforest. The fire destroyed 24 units [...]
From KWES News, Midland A fire burning in southeast Howard County is now 60 percent contained. The Legacy Fire started Tuesday afternoon near FM 821. The fire has scorched 5,000 acres, but no homes have been damaged. Crews have been making progress in building a fire break around the flames, but gusty winds have made [...]
By Steve Stoler at WFAA News, Dallas Fort Worth See photos here. See video by Chris Johnson here. Fire crews reported on Wednesday morning that they are starting to get the upper hand in the wildfires that are raging through the Possum Kingdom area. The report comes after flames destroyed?at least 25 homes. From the [...]
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