LUBBOCK, TX - Wildfires scorched about 6,200 square miles of Texas two years ago, draining the state's firefighting coffers and leaving emergency crews exhausted from months of battling massive blazes.
LUBBOCK, TX - Wildfires scorched about 6,200 square miles of Texas two years ago, draining the state's firefighting coffers and leaving emergency crews exhausted from months of battling massive blazes.
OKLAHOMA CITY - The Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management says federal grants have been approved to help pay the costs of fighting seven wildfires in Oklahoma.
OKLAHOMA CITY - The Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management says federal grants have been approved to help pay the costs of fighting seven wildfires in Oklahoma.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - President Barack Obama absorbed the devastation of Colorado's wildfires Friday, visiting a neighborhood struck by the flames.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - President Barack Obama absorbed the devastation of Colorado's wildfires Friday, visiting a neighborhood struck by the flames.
LOVELAND, Colo. - Grayish-brown smoke from a large wildfire blamed for killing a woman in her home blanketed the foothills of northern Colorado on Tuesday.
LOVELAND, Colo. - Grayish-brown smoke from a large wildfire blamed for killing a woman in her home blanketed the foothills of northern Colorado on Tuesday.
Amarillo, Texas - The massive Whitewater-Baldy wildfire continues to burn. It's the largest fire in New Mexico state history, and its' smoke is impacting the Texas panhandle.
Amarillo, Texas - The massive Whitewater-Baldy wildfire continues to burn. It's the largest fire in New Mexico state history, and its' smoke is impacting the Texas panhandle.
Some area residents and business owners are finally done building their new homes and facilities after the massive February fire in Mesilla Park last year.
Some area residents and business owners are finally done building their new homes and facilities after the massive February fire in Mesilla Park last year.
LAS CRUCES, N.M. - A Texas man has been ordered to pay $2.7 million in restitution for burning used toilet paper that sparked a wildfire, scorching nearly 83 square miles of a national forest in New Mexico.
LAS CRUCES, N.M. - A Texas man has been ordered to pay $2.7 million in restitution for burning used toilet paper that sparked a wildfire, scorching nearly 83 square miles of a national forest in New Mexico.
Amarillo, TX - With the already spring like temperatures here, the Amarillo Fire Department is taking the opportunity to get out and spread the message of wildfire prevention.
Amarillo, TX - With the already spring like temperatures here, the Amarillo Fire Department is taking the opportunity to get out and spread the message of wildfire prevention.
Thursday, September 8 2011 1:55 PM EDT2011-09-08 17:55:05 GMT
BASTROP, Texas - Firefighters can't use 1 of their biggest weapons against a devastating wildfire in Central Texas because they haven't assembled the tanks and pipes to fill a converted jetliner with fire retardant nor a pilot to fly it over the blaze.
Wednesday, September 7 2011 1:13 PM EDT2011-09-07 17:13:56 GMT
BASTROP, Texas — Firefighting crews started Wednesday to gain control of a wind-fueled blaze that has raged unchecked across parched Central Texas for days, leaving a trail of charred properties in its wake and causing thousands of people to flee.
Tuesday, September 6 2011 11:34 AM EDT2011-09-06 15:34:56 GMT
AUSTIN, Texas — More than 1,000 homes have burned in at least 57 wildfires across rain-starved Texas, most of them in one devastating blaze close to Austin that's still raging out of control, officials said Tuesday.
Monday, September 5 2011 12:02 PM EDT2011-09-05 16:02:15 GMT
BASTROP, Texas - Authorities say a wildfire burning southeast of Austin, Texas, has destroyed about 300 homes and is advancing unchecked through parched ranchland along a 16-mile front.
Saturday, August 27 2011 4:47 PM EDT2011-08-27 20:47:49 GMT
ARMSTRONG COUNTY--- Crews continue to battle three separate wildfires in Armstrong County. The Texas Forest Service tells NewsChannel 10, a fire on the south rim of Palo Duro Canyon continue to rip through
Wednesday, August 31 2011 11:32 AM EDT2011-08-31 15:32:12 GMT
POSSUM KINGDOM LAKE, Texas - Wildfires sweeping through parts of drought-stricken Texas and Oklahoma have destroyed dozens of homes and forced hundreds of residents to evacuate.
Tuesday, August 2 2011 10:50 PM EDT2011-08-03 02:50:53 GMT
Skellytown, TX - Lightning sparked a large grass fire just north of Skellytown Tuesday night. Authorities say it started around 7:30pm and they had it out 9:00pm.
Tuesday, July 5 2011 10:44 PM EDT2011-07-06 02:44:08 GMT
Amarillo, Texas - If you saw fireworks in Amarillo this weekend or heard them, it wasn't your imagination. Despite the ban on fireworks, several people didn't think twice about setting them off anyway.
Bushland, TX - An afternoon grass fire in Bushland may have been an act of arson. Around 2pm, Potter County firefighters responded to this fire at the corner of Bezner and Blessen road in Bushland. A
NewsChannel 10 RANDALL COUNTY--- The dangerous wildfire season is hurting ranchers on a scale they haven't felt. Mike Kuhlman grew up ranching, he says in 61 years, he's never seen a problem like this.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Firefighters have nearly contained a wildfire burning along the New Mexico-Colorado border, while other crews are struggling to slow a blaze north of Santa Fe.
STONEHAM, Texas (AP) - The state is seeking federal help in fighting wildfires that have forced hundreds of residents to evacuate and blackened tens of thousands of acres in forested East Texas.
SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. — As if Arizona's immigration debate wasn't already hot, Sen. John McCain has ignited a barrage of criticism by saying that there is "substantial evidence" that illegal immigrants are partly responsible for wildfires in the state.
PHOENIX — Lighter winds should give firefighters in southern Arizona a break Monday after a weekend in which thousands of residents fled their homes as powerful winds pushed the flames across roads and containment lines and toward populated areas.
MOORE COUNTY: There is a fire burning in Moore County. According to the Moore County Sheriff's Office the fire is east of Pioneer Plants near Highway 287 south of Dumas. RANDALL COUNTY: There is a fire
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Gusty winds and high temperatures are hampering firefighters trying to protect homes, a popular national park and tinder dry patches of forest from several wildfires burning throughout the Southwest.
AMARILLO, Texas — A fireworks amnesty program has been announced for some Texas Panhandle communities so banned explosives can be turned in and not set off during dangerous hot, dry conditions.
Amarillo, TX - A man is arrested after fire officials say he improperly disposed of a cigarette causing a small grassfire which destroyed a fence in Amarillo.
LUNA, N.M. – A massive wildfire in eastern Arizona is burning more acres than the largest in state history, although some of that area is in New Mexico, where flare-ups that skipped along treetops Tuesday threatened a small mountain town.
Amarillo, Texas - There are now 20 counties in the Texas Panhandle banning the use and sale of fireworks, in light of this extremely, dry, hot and windy weather.
NewsChannel 10 Amarillo, Texas - The brush chipping site in north Amarillo at Broadway & Hastings remains on fire this evening. Fire crews were called out to the site around 2:00 Monday afternoon. They
RESERVE, N.M. – The focus of the battle against a massive wildfire burning in eastern Arizona shifted to New Mexico on Monday as crews lit fires around the town of Luna to stop the flames.
SPRINGERVILLE, Ariz. - A massive wildfire in eastern Arizona that has claimed more than 30 homes and forced nearly than 10,000 people to evacuate is likely to spread into New Mexico.
SPRINGERVILLE, Ariz. – Fire crews working feverishly overnight managed to protect most of a mountain resort town threatened by a massive wildfire in eastern Arizona, but some homes were lost, officials said Thursday.
SPRINGERVILLE, Ariz. – A raging forest fire in eastern Arizona has scorched an area larger than the size of Phoenix, threatening thousands of residents and emptying towns as the flames raced toward New Mexico on Wednesday.
Amarillo, TX - Firefighters were called out to battle a fire Monday night in North Amarillo. Crews contained the blaze at the intersection of 24th and Echo.
SPRINGERVILLE, Ariz. – Firefighters worked furiously Monday to save a line of mountain communities in eastern Arizona from a gigantic blaze that has forced thousands of people from their homes and cast a smoky haze over states as far away as Iowa.
AMARILLO, TX - Driving down Tascosa Road, you won't just see what this week's wildfires have destroyed. You'll also see a fireworks stand getting ready to open.
Governor Rick Perry has sent a letter to President Obama to appeal the denial of major disaster declaration for Texas in the wake of this year's devastating wildfires.
There were several fires burning across the area Tuesday including Deaf Smith County, Randall County, Swisher County, Roosevelt County and Curry County.
Hereford, Texas - 10:00pm: Fire fighters from Deaf Smith and Parmer County continue to monitor for hot spots after a grass fire sparked right on the county line.
DALLAS — The ongoing drought in Texas and neighboring Southwestern states is contributing to what weather officials say could be another bad week of wildfires.
Dumas, Texas - A fallen hero was laid to rest Monday... Hundreds came out to honor and remember the Cactus volunteer fireman who lost his life Wednesday after being burned badly in a Moore County grass fire.
FORT WORTH, Texas — Thousands of homes and businesses have lost electricity as North Texas thunderstorms brought some soggy relief from wildfires and drought.
POSSUM KINGDOM LAKE, Texas - Some residents of a wildfire-ravaged Texas recreational area will be allowed to view the devastation firsthand as they begin to think about whether they can rebuild their homes.
SAN ANGELO, Texas — Officials say all evacuation orders have been lifted for a stubborn but remote West Texas wildfire that has burned about 150,000 acres.
SANTA FE, N.M. - The Federal Emergency Management Agency has awarded a grant to help cover the costs of fighting a 17,000-acre grass fire that broke out Sunday in eastern New Mexico.
AUSTIN, Texas — A 60-year-old homeless man is facing an arson charge after authorities say he started a campfire to cook eggs and left the hot coals unattended to buy beer before a fire broke out and damaged about a dozen homes.
Amarillo, Texas - The Red Cross is now kicking its long-term help efforts into high gear for those who lost everything in February's massive wildfires.
Guymon, OK - Wednesday evening Guymon firefighters along with several other departments are currently fighting a fire heading down the old riverbed between Hardesty and Hooker near the Wildlife Management area in Texas County.
Amarillo, TX - An early morning fire in Amarillo damages several homes. The Amarillo Fire and Police Departments were called out to the Amarillo Estates Mobile Home Park at 666 Pavillard, just after 1am.
Amarillo, Texas - Investigators are trying to figure out who started a series of fires in Southwest Amarillo. Seven fires were set between 10pm and midnight Monday.
Guymon, Oklahoma - As of Monday evening, fire crews in Guymon are still putting out hot spots, leftover sparks from the massive fire that swept across Texas County late Sunday night into early Monday morning.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Firefighters battled a wind-driven wildfire Monday that officials say has tripled in size after destroying five homes, forced evacuations and knocked out power to about 1,000 homes and businesses.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) - Recent cooler weather that helped ease the fire danger across Texas is expected to give way to hot, dry conditions by the weekend.
Stinnett, Texas - Some area volunteer fire departments are struggling to keep fire fighters on the roster as the required training is becoming more time consuming. This is a concern for one fire chief, as fire season is in full swing.
AMARILLO, TX - Wildfire danger in our area is expected to be high later this week. Amarillo area emergency responders tell NewsChannel 10, the wildfire outbreak experienced last month taught them more about their continued efforts this season.
Amarillo, Texas - Hundreds of thousands of dollars in just two weeks... And the donations keep pouring in. Just over $271,000 has been raised so far from private donations to funds set up around the area...
Here is a list of donation opportunities in the area. If your organization is helping wildfire victims, let NewsChannel 10 know at (806) 383-6397, or newsroom@newschannel10.com
Just a few days after wild fires destroyed areas in Potter and Randall county, volunteers and waste management companies are trying to clean up the Palisades area.
Amarillo, Texas - Dogs and cats are also victims of Sunday's fire, and while owners locate lost pets, they're finding yet another problem. Some animals are suffering from the heat and smoke of the blaze.
AMARILLO, TEXAS - Fire investigators estimate this blaze damaged more property in one day than the several weeks of massive flames back in 2006. The scale even took many veteran firefighters by surprise.
AMARILLO, TX - NewsChannel 10 spoke with several families Monday. Some were told by authorities their homes were gone, others were told their homes were still standing.
Raising money to better the lives of children in our area was also the goal of Saturday morning's Mud Run out at Maxwell's Pumpkin Farm south of Amarillo.
Raising money to better the lives of children in our area was also the goal of Saturday morning's Mud Run out at Maxwell's Pumpkin Farm south of Amarillo.
Amarillo, Texas - Many veterans still struggle to find jobs. We're told by employers, many veterans are more than qualified for job positions they are applying for.
Amarillo, Texas - Many veterans still struggle to find jobs. We're told by employers, many veterans are more than qualified for job positions they are applying for.
Authorities say tornadoes have touched down in Wichita, Kan., and a suburb of Oklahoma City but there are no immediate reports of injuries or significant damage.
Tornadoes ravaged portions of central Oklahoma on Sunday, reducing portions of a mobile home park to rubble and killing a 79-year-old man whose body was found out in the open.
Former Boy Scouts are biking hundreds of miles supporting gays to be allowed in the program. The father and son biking 18 hundred miles from Idaho to Irving, Texas made a stop in Amarillo.
Former Boy Scouts are biking hundreds of miles supporting gays to be allowed in the program. The father and son biking 18 hundred miles from Idaho to Irving, Texas made a stop in Amarillo.
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