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The declaration bans the use of activities that utilize combustible materials unless it has been approved by the county fire marshal. Barbeque pits are permitted as long as they are elevated off the ground and have a lid that closes. Grill masters are urged to saturate the ground and to keep extinguishers on hand.

Wildfires swept across the Texas Panhandle early Wednesday, prompting evacuations, cutting off power to thousands, and forcing at least the temporary shutdown of a nuclear weapons facility.

The National Weather Service reports there is a slight chance a tropical wave could push over Texas next week, dropping temperatures below 100 and triggering some scattered showers.

Philip Connors deeply loves the forest he has watched over every summer for the past 20 years. But it was a different forest two decades ago, and will be even more changed once the flames die down.

As the largest wildfire in New Mexico's history continues to grow, efforts to prevent mudslides and protect drinking water are underway.

More than 164,000 acres have been burned in March and a forecaster said that number could rise this week.

Ten years ago, Texas experienced its worst wildfire disaster in the state's history.

On the other side of the country Joe Biden also addressed the fires, linking them to climate change.

In the past three months, the U.S. has experienced a spate of extreme weather and experts say there's no doubt that human-induced climate change is to…

From Texas Standard: Despite a relatively wet May and June, it's gotten so dry in Texas ever since that more than 100 of the state's 254 counties are...