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  2. 2024 Texas wildfires - Wikipedia

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    The 2024 Texas wildfires were marked by several major fires, including the Smokehouse Creek Fire in the Texas panhandle and part of Oklahoma. The Smokehouse Creek Fire burned an estimated 1,058,482 acres (1,653.878 sq mi; 428,352 ha) in Texas and Oklahoma and was completely contained on March 16, [ 1 ] becoming the second largest fire in US ...

  3. Texas faces threat of new wildfires - AOL

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    Texas authorities are preparing to battle yet another set of wildfires as the state experiences a bout of critical fire weather.. The Texas A&M Forest Service, the agency that handles Texas fire ...

  4. An explosive Texas fire more than doubles in size as it ... - AOL

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    The Smokehouse Creek Fire, the largest wildfire burning in the region, has exploded to 200,000 acres since igniting Monday afternoon, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service.

  5. Texas wildfire live updates: The latest on the Smokehouse ...

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    The Texas A&M Forest Fire Incident Viewer shows the Smokehouse Creek Fire at 5% containment, impacting 1,075,000 acres. Here are the numbers for the other fires in the Texas Panhandle: Windy Deuce ...

  6. Smokehouse Creek Fire - Wikipedia

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    The Smokehouse Creek Fire was a record-breaking wildfire affecting the northeastern Texas panhandle and western Oklahoma that started on February 26, 2024. The fire affected numerous communities in Hemphill and Roberts counties, including the town of Canadian .

  7. Kerrville, Texas - Wikipedia

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    Kerrville is a city in Texas, and the county seat of Kerr County, Texas, United States. [4] The population of Kerrville was 24,278 at the 2020 census . [ 5 ] Kerrville is named after James Kerr , a major in the Texas Revolution , and friend of settler-founder Joshua Brown , who settled in the area to start a shingle-making camp.

  8. Texas counties ban fireworks for fear of sparking wildfires - AOL

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    As much of Texas endures drought ... Johnson County’s ban will also last until Thursday unless the governor’s office extends the prohibition. ... call the Parker County Fire Marshal at 817-598 ...

  9. Kerr County, Texas - Wikipedia

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    Kerr County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas.As of the 2020 census, its population was 52,598. [1] Its county seat is Kerrville. [2] The county was named by Joshua D. Brown for his fellow Kentucky native, James Kerr, a congressman of the Republic of Texas.