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Application period for Community Wildfire Defense Grant now open
Thu, 08/10/2023 - 4:00am
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Texas communities at risk of wildfires can now apply for a federal grant administered by Texas A&M Forest Service. Available funding is intended to help at-risk communities plan for and reduce the risk of wildfire.
Texas A&M Forest Service issues wildfire danger warning as hot, dry conditions persist
Thu, 08/10/2023 - 4:00am
“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.”