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Grass Fire Affecting Travel in Archer County

Mike Hendren — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 20:18:43 +0000

Grass Fire Burning in Archer County

UPDATE: Thousands Evacuate as Colorado's Waldo Canyon Wildfire Doubles in Size

Shauna Wright — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 18:41:05 +0000

Those wildfires in Colorado don’t show much sign of abating. In fact, more than 32,000 residents in or near Colorado Springs, the state’s second-largest city, were ordered to evacuate after the Waldo Canyon Fire doubled in size Tuesday night.

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Fire Destorys Acreage In Wichita County At Peterson, Bacon Switch Roads

Mike Hendren — Sat, 19 May 2012 23:16:01 +0000

The fire was advancing rapidly north, driven by strong southerly winds through the recently cut wheat fields in the area.

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Texas Officials Call for Additional Help as Wildfires Spread [VIDEO]

Jade Walker — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 16:36:49 +0000

Forest service officials are calling on firefighters from outside agencies to help battle fast-moving wildfires in Texas. In the past week, the fires have destroyed more than 1,000 homes.

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Wildfires Burn More Than 1,000 Homes in Texas, California [VIDEO]

Jade Walker — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 16:20:52 +0000

Dozens of wildfires have destroyed more than 1,000 homes in Texas and California in the past week.

Fueled by drought conditions and wind gusts from the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee, the massive Bastrop County Complex fire east of Austin is the most destructive fire of the year, Texas Emergency Management Chief Nim Kidd said. Despite the efforts of hundreds of firefighters, the blaze has grown to 30,000 acres and is still uncontained.

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Fireworks Issue Not An Issue…So Far

Mike Hendren — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 18:30:16 +0000

I really expected this past weekend to be more eventful. I'm glad it was not. I really did expect someone to fire off a rocket and burn half the town to ground. Why? Because, in most cases, I would

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Burn Bans Expanding As Drought Worsens

Mike Hendren — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 13:55:51 +0000

Few Texas counties are not under a burn ban at this time. The threat of wildfire is so severe that these counties are also banning the use of fireworks. On Monday's "Rise and Shine" program, Clay County Sheriff Kenny Lemmons said violators would not be ticketed, they'd be arrested. Offic

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Fire Danger Remains High

Mike Hendren — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 03:17:47 +0000

Thousands of acres burned over the weekend in Clay County. More fires burned in Throckmorton County as well. Area volunteer departmets are taxed to their limits and the long term forecasts don't hold much promise for relief

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Texas Wildfires: Mapped!

Mike Hendren — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 20:28:53 +0000

How many fires are there and where are they? Smoke from the Possum Kingdom fire was so strong in Wichita Falls last night, folks were calling the WFFD to report the smell, thinking something in their own neighborhoods was ablaze

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Wildfire Updates – Wichita Falls Fire Battle Continues

Aaron Galloway — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 22:13:10 +0000

Wild fire UPDATEs (4/15/11 4:39pm): -Residents in the Iowa Park and Kamay areas are being asked to prepare to evacuate. -Wichita Falls Spokesman Barry Levy Says the fire near Missile Rd. has been contained. -Archer County: 400 acre fire burning off FM 2178 has destroyed 2 tank batteries and a trailer home, still burning strong [...]