Showing posts with label Grass Fire. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Grass Fire. Show all posts

Saturday, December 27, 2008

Red Flag Warning: Central Texas fire danger

From KEYE, December 27, 2008...

The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for Central Texas until 6:00 p.m.A Red Flag Warning means conditions are favorable for a fire to become out of control and with high and gusty winds can spread easily.

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Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Forest officials warn fire danger expected to continue

From KVUE, December 3, 2008...

A series of brush and grass fires throughout Central Texas on Tuesday has the Texas Forest Service warning that it may only be the beginning.

"We had a very bad fire season that winter between '05 and '06 and the trend is identical -- almost identical to what we were seeing in '05," said Lexie Maxwell, Texas Forest Service.

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Firefighters battling grass fires all over Central Texas

From KEYE, December 2, 2008...

Firefighters across Central Texas are working against the perfect conditions for grass fires as more fires spring up.

Crews in South Travis County are battling fires in Mustang Ridge near Highway 183 and State Highway 130. KEYE's Jason Wheeler reports there have been no injuries that he knows of. A few structures, that he says looked abandoned, burned as did a travel trailer.

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Thursday, August 7, 2008

Homes evacuated because of large grass fire

From statesman.com, August 7, 2008...

More than 20 homes have been evacuated because of a fire that has spread over about 1,500 acres off County Road 239 near Texas 195 near Florence, county spokeswoman Connie Watson said. No injuries have been reported, Watson said.

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