Fire, fire everywhere
, which provides first responders with info about where you are and what you need in advance of a wildfire evacuation. You can also sign up for
and choose wildfire as one of the alerts you want to receive as a text message."Now is the time for everyone to prepare for not if but when it happens," warnedThese conditions are likely to continue for a while: On Monday, the Texas A&M Forest Service predicted a potential for"significant wildfires that may be resistant to control" lasting all week.
"We generally do have a summer season and an early winter season, but this one, with the drought conditions we have, is a little bit more intense," said AFD Wildfire Division Chief."Whereas a smaller fire might be something that we could easily control, with these conditions, it could be something that moves quicker than we're used to seeing.
"This is not ending this week, not ending next week," said Brown."It will rain eventually but not yet, so do everything you can to keep us safe."
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