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California adds a colossal aircraft to wildfire fighting fleet. See the C-130H airtanker
A gigantic aircraft capable of long-range flights with thousands of gallons of fire retardant has joined California’s airborne firefighting fleet.
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North Texas sees rise in wildfire threat
State leaders say the wildfire threat is on the rise in North Texas. The governor’s office says hot dry conditions are driving up the risk for large fires across our area, and the state is launching teams to take on these blazes. NBC 5’s Keenan Willard gives us a look at the tools being used to fight Texas wildfires.
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Tarrant County issues burn ban as Gov. Abbott deploys additional firefighting resources
The Texas A&M Forest Service increased the Wildland Fire Preparedness Level to Level 3 to an expected increase in wildfire activity.
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Their homes burned in the Camp Fire. Then the Park Fire destroyed their new ones
Four people in Northern California describe what it’s been like to lose their homes to wildfires twice in six years.
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North Texans head to California to assist in fighting wildfire
Governor Greg Abbott has directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management to deploy more than 100 firefighters to California after the state requested extra resources. NBC 5 caught up with several North Texans who received the call to help.
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Fires in the West are becoming ever bigger, consuming. Why and what can be done?
Experts say a massive wildfire in northern California and scores of smaller ones across the western U.S. and Canada are the legacy of the nation’s fire-suppression experts and climate change.
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Lightning and a burning car pushed into a gully are blamed for wildfires scorching the West
Wildfires are continuing to scorch the West and authorities say one major blaze started with a burning car being pushed into a gully.
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California firefighters continue battling wind-driven wildfire east of San Francisco
A wind-driven fire continued to scorch thousands of acres 60 miles east of San Francisco, prompting residents to flee their homes and the closure of two major freeways near the central California city of Tracy.
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Some fear more than 12,000 cattle deaths in the Panhandle wildfires could lead to rising beef prices
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service estimates the Panhandle wildfires caused $123 million in preliminary agricultural loss.
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Agricultural losses in Panhandle wildfires top $123 million
Preliminary numbers are in for the damage amount done by the panhandle fires earlier this year– an estimated 123 million dollars in agriculture losses. Some restaurant owners are now worried about rising beef costs. NBC 5’s Vince Sims shares their concerns.
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Committee finds decayed, broken utility pole that caused largest wildfire in Texas history
A Texas state House committee has formally found that a decayed and broken utility pole caused the largest wildfire in state history.
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Texas emergency management chief believes the state needs its own firefighting aircraft
Texas’ top emergency manager told a panel of lawmakers that the state should establish a firefighting aircraft division after a series of wildfires, including the largest in state history, scorched the Panhandle region this year.
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Largest wildfire in Texas history 100% contained; $800,000 raised to help farmers, ranchers
The largest wildfire in Texas history is 100% contained, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service, and the Texas Department of Agriculture says more than $800,000 has been raised to help farmers and ranchers devastated by the fires.
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Maui's mayor prioritizes housing and vows to hire more firefighters after Lahaina wildfire
Maui’s mayor says he is prioritizing housing, evaluating evacuation routes and hiring more firefighters as his Hawaii community recovers from the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century.
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North Texas firefighters prepare to come home after battling deadly panhandle fires
Crews from Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, and Flower Mound are among those who responded to wildfires there. Three fires are still active– all are between 87 and 96 percent contained. NBC 5’s Tahera Rahman spoke with one Fort Worth firefighter about what it was like on the front lines.
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Downed power lines ignited the largest wildfire in Texas history, officials say
Power lines ignited massive wildfires across the Texas Panhandle that destroyed homes and killed thousands of livestock, officials said Thursday, including the largest blaze in state history that the utility provider Xcel Energy said its equipment appeared to have sparked.
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Texas Panhandle wildfires take brutal toll on the region
The historic Smokehouse Creek fire is still just 16 percent contained. Multiple fires have now destroyed as many as 500 buildings and that number is expected to grow. People in the town of Canadian are now helping neighbors sift through the ashes of what was once their homes.
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Fires engulfing areas of Texas panhandle responsible for at least one death
400 to 500 structures have been destroyed. The Texas A&M Forest Service said it was only 5% contained earlier Friday. Still, a long way to go in putting it out and a long road of recovery ahead. NBC 5’s Vince Sims takes a look at how north Texans are helping in the fight.
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State's largest-ever wildfire estimated to have destroyed up to 500 structures
Wildfires may have destroyed as many as 500 structures in the Texas Panhandle and that number could rise as damage assessments continue, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott said Friday.
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Smokehouse Creek fire now the largest in state history, firefighters work to put out blaze
Governor Greg Abbott will be in Borger today to address the massive wildfire that is only 5% contained. NBC 5’s Larry Collins has the details.