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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.
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Heart-stopping video from inside the firefight in the Texas Panhandle
With more than one million acres burned, the Smokehouse Creek Fire in the Texas Panhandle is now the largest wildfire in the state’s history. The Wheeler Volunteer Fire Department shares a video. NBC 5’s Candace Sweat has the story.
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Crews continue to fight largest wildfire in Texas history
The state and federal government are rushing more teams and resources into help fight the Smokehouse Creek Fire. It is now the largest wildfire in Texas history amounting to more than 1 million acres. Candace Sweat reports from Fritch, at town hit hard by the fires.
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Snowfall stalls growth of Panhandle wildfire after more than 1 million acres scorched
A dusting of snow covered a desolate landscape of scorched prairie, dead cattle and burned-out homes in the Texas Panhandle on Thursday, giving firefighters brief relief in their desperate efforts to corral a blaze that has grown into the largest in state history.
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Panhandle wildfires become largest in Texas history, Texas Baptist Men to aid victims
NBC 5’s Candace Sweat and Alanna Quillen tell us about the wildfire in the Texas Panhandle that has burned an estimated 1 million acres, making it the largest fire in state history.
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Texas panhandle wildfire burns an estimated 1 million acres, one death reported
NBC 5’s Candace Sweat is live in the Texas Panhandle to tell us about a wildfire threatening to become the largest blaze in state history after churning through an estimated 1 million acres.
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Volunteers helping victims of Texas wildfire
North Texans are helping those affected by the panhandle fires. A team of volunteers from the Eastland complex fire two years ago is also joining the effort. NBC 5’s Allie Spillyards has more.
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Space images show Texas wildfire
Smokehouse Creek Fire, one of the largest wildfires in Texas history, is spreading rapidly with flames moving at an alarming speed. New space images reveal the massive impact. NBC 5’s Candace Sweat reports from the devastated town of Canadian.
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Smokehouse Creek Fire continues to grow in Texas
“Smokehouse Creek Fire,” the second largest wildfire in Texas history, has grown to over five times its original size since Monday. The cause is still unknown, but the destruction is devastating. Candace Sweat from NBC 5 reported from the panhandle.
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Texas wildfires forces shutdown at nuclear weapon facility. Here is what we know
A nuclear weapons facility was forced to briefly evacuate most of its staff due to a fast-moving wildfire in the Texas Panhandle.
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Evacuations, power outages continue as wildfires spread across the Texas Panhandle
NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen tells us about the Smokehouse Creek fire in the Texas Panhandle that has burned an estimated 500,000 acres and is 0% contained.
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Panhandle wildfire burns an more than 1 million acres, now the largest in Texas history
A fast-moving wildfire burning through the Texas Panhandle grew into the second-largest blaze in state history Wednesday, forcing evacuations and triggering power outages as firefighters struggled to contain the widening flames.