Month: August 2023

The fire – now named the Powder Keg Pine fire – is in the vicinity of State Highway 71 and Harmon Road. BASTROP COUNTY, Texas — The Bastrop County Sheriff’s Office said several agencies are on the scene of a 100-acre wildfire on Tuesday. The fire – now named the Powder Keg Pine fire – is in the vicinity of State Highway 71 and Harmon Road. Crews are working to get the fire under control….

The Texas A&M Forest Service warns of increased wildfire danger, as high temperatures and dry conditions continue to impact the state. “Since mid-July, wildfire activity has increased substantially across Texas due to expanding drought conditions,” said Wes Moorehead, Texas A&M Forest Service fire chief. “Over the past two weeks, state and local firefighters have responded to 280 wildfires that burned almost 10,000 acres.” This week, elevated fire weather, characterized by triple-digit temperatures, low humidity and increased wind…

The fire – now named the Powder Keg Pine fire – is in the vicinity of State Highway 71 and Harmon Road. BASTROP COUNTY, Texas — The Bastrop County Sheriff’s Office said several agencies are responding to a wildfire on Tuesday afternoon. The fire – now named the Powder Keg Pine fire – is in the vicinity of State Highway 71 and Harmon Road. Crews are working to get the fire under control. The Austin…

A wildfire on the south side of Bastrop State Park is forcing the evacuation of nearby homes and businesses, the Bastrop County Sheriff’s Office says. The sheriff’s office said in a tweet that multiple agencies are responding to the fire Tuesday along westbound State Highway 71 near Harmon Road — around four miles east of downtown Bastrop. Current evacuations include a stretch from Harmon Road to Pine Hill Loop. The Texas A&M Forest Service website…

Fire whirls are spinning columns of fire that can grow to be “several hundred feet in height.”

More than 5,000 fires have raged since May across Canada, tearing through at least 29 million acres of land – and counting.