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Dry conditions in East Tennessee are fueling worries ahead of wildfire season in East Tennessee, so fire officials want to make sure people are staying Firewise.

Crews from Douglas County helped battle a blaze in southern Kansas as windspeeds remained high over the weekend.

Crews have turned their attention to a wildfire raging near the Kansas-Oklahoma border over the weekend as crews continue to battle a handful of blazes that have popped up over the weekend.

by Bethany Blankley, The Center Square  | March 10, 2021 08:30 AM Print this article Gov. Greg Abbott issued a warning Tuesday about an elevated risk of wildfires in several regions of Texas that could last through Thursday. The Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM), Texas A&M Forest Service, and the Texas Intrastate Fire Mutual Aid System (TIFMAS) are prepared and ready to help, he said. The Panhandle, Western Plains, Trans Pecos, and the South Texas Plains are bracing for increased risk of wildfires, specifically the communities of Amarillo, Lubb...

Wildfire Danger Prompts State to Preposition Resources in West Texas   AUSTIN, TX – Governor Greg Abbott Tuesday announced that the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM), Texas A&M Forest Service, and the Texas Intrastate Fire Mutual Aid System (TIFMAS) have prepositioned resources in response to an elevated to critical risk of wildfires in the Panhandle, Western Plains, Trans Pecos, and the South Texas Plains. These areas of Texas are experiencing significantly warm, dry, and windy conditions that are expected to remain through Thursday and pose serious risk of wildfires that cou...