wildfire /tags/wildfire wildfire en-US Copyright Thu, 20 Mar 2025 17:57:11 GMT 'Beauty from the ashes.' Texas Panhandle recovering one year after the state's largest wildfire /texas-news/2025-03-20/beauty-from-the-ashes-texas-panhandle-recovering-one-year-after-the-states-largest-wildfire The Smokehouse Creek fire tore through the Texas Panhandle early last year, burning over a million acres in just weeks. In the small town of Canadian, where the devastation was severe, residents say the heartbreak lingers and a full recovery could take years. Thu, 20 Mar 2025 17:57:11 GMT /texas-news/2025-03-20/beauty-from-the-ashes-texas-panhandle-recovering-one-year-after-the-states-largest-wildfire Rachel Osier Lindley Extreme fire danger, high winds expected across most of Texas Friday /texas-news/2025-03-14/high-wind-fire-warning-texas North, Central and West Texas are under a red-flag warning. Fri, 14 Mar 2025 15:21:59 GMT /texas-news/2025-03-14/high-wind-fire-warning-texas Lucio Vasquez | The Texas Newsroom Big March storm system threatens U.S. with wildfire risk, tornadoes and blizzards /news/2025-03-14/big-march-storm-system-threatens-u-s-with-wildfire-risk-tornadoes-and-blizzards A storm system crossing the U.S. threatens to unleash tornadoes Friday in the Mississippi Valley, blizzards in the northern Plains and dry conditions in Texas and Oklahoma that pose a wildfire risk. Fri, 14 Mar 2025 10:12:05 GMT /news/2025-03-14/big-march-storm-system-threatens-u-s-with-wildfire-risk-tornadoes-and-blizzards The Associated Press Texas’ biggest wildfire started a year ago. How does the Panhandle look now? /texas-news/2025-03-03/texas-biggest-wildfire-started-a-year-ago-how-does-the-panhandle-look-now The Smokehouse Creek Fire burned over a million acres, and recovery is ongoing. Mon, 03 Mar 2025 13:38:01 GMT /texas-news/2025-03-03/texas-biggest-wildfire-started-a-year-ago-how-does-the-panhandle-look-now Sarah Asch | Texas Standard Southern California shelter pets will get new lives in North Texas /news/2025-01-17/shelter-pets-california-wildfires-north-texas About 150 animals will be flown to Fort Worth on Sunday to join their foster families here. They're being transferred to make room for pets displaced by wildfires. Fri, 17 Jan 2025 19:50:40 GMT /news/2025-01-17/shelter-pets-california-wildfires-north-texas Priscilla Rice Extreme heat and dry conditions leave North Texas at high wildfire risk /news/2024-08-23/extreme-heat-and-dry-conditions-leave-north-texas-at-high-wildfire-risk The state's wildfire response team is on alert for possible wildfires in North Texas. Fri, 23 Aug 2024 15:01:59 GMT /news/2024-08-23/extreme-heat-and-dry-conditions-leave-north-texas-at-high-wildfire-risk Katherine Hobbs Decayed power pole sparked the largest wildfire in state history, Texas House committee confirms /texas-news/2024-05-02/decayed-power-pole-sparked-the-largest-wildfire-in-state-history-texas-house-committee-confirms A lack of air support and ineffective coordination hurt efforts to contain this year's Panhandle fires, the committee said. Thu, 02 May 2024 10:41:27 GMT /texas-news/2024-05-02/decayed-power-pole-sparked-the-largest-wildfire-in-state-history-texas-house-committee-confirms Jayme Lozano Carver | The Texas Tribune As climate change intensifies wildfire risk, prescribed burns prove their worth in the Panhandle /environment-nature/2024-04-19/as-climate-change-intensifies-wildfire-risk-prescribed-burns-prove-their-worth-in-the-heat-stressed In a small Texas city, officials say land previously treated with a prescribed burn stopped the Windy Deuce Fire from entering neighborhoods. But the practice of intentionally burning excess vegetation has faced opposition from some private landowners. Fri, 19 Apr 2024 14:26:02 GMT /environment-nature/2024-04-19/as-climate-change-intensifies-wildfire-risk-prescribed-burns-prove-their-worth-in-the-heat-stressed Keaton Peters | Inside Climate News ‘We need to understand the devastation.’ Texas Panhandle ranchers describe losses from wildfires /texas-news/2024-04-05/we-need-to-understand-the-devastation-texas-panhandle-ranchers-describe-losses-from-wildfires At least $102 million dollars. That’s just an initial estimate of the hit Panhandle ranchers took after an outbreak of wildfires in late February — including the Smokehouse Creek Fire, the largest in state history. Over three days this week, a panel of state lawmakers heard first-hand accounts from affected ranchers and investigators exploring the fire’s origins. Fri, 05 Apr 2024 18:43:35 GMT /texas-news/2024-04-05/we-need-to-understand-the-devastation-texas-panhandle-ranchers-describe-losses-from-wildfires Julián Aguilar | The Texas Newsroom Xcel Energy accepts responsibility for historic Texas Panhandle wildfire, but denies negligence /texas-news/2024-04-05/xcel-energy-accepts-responsibility-for-historic-texas-panhandle-wildfire-but-denies-negligence The electric provider in charge of the downed power poles that sparked the largest wildfire in Texas history told Texas lawmakers on Thursday that the company is accepting responsibility — but denying negligence — for circumstances that led to the fire. Fri, 05 Apr 2024 11:21:20 GMT /texas-news/2024-04-05/xcel-energy-accepts-responsibility-for-historic-texas-panhandle-wildfire-but-denies-negligence Brad Burt | KTTZ