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There is potential for large wildfires to occur today that may outpace firefighters’ suppression efforts in areas near Childress, Lubbock, Abilene, Mineral Wells, Brownwood, Midland, San Angelo, Fredericksburg, Del Rio, Laredo and Brownsville.

Have you ever wondered what it’s like working for Texas A&M Forest Service? A week at the agency can cover anything from fighting wildfires to tornado response to managing urban trees and forests – literally. Take a look into just one week of an East Texas Resource Specialist, and you may be surprised to learn h

HILLTOP LAKES, Texas — Hilltop Lakes Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. recently received a smallbrush truck cost-share grant through Texas A&M Forest Service. Members of the VFD said that thisnew addition to their department will increase their fire suppression capabilities, enabling them to have amore powerful response for their community. A big check presentation was held […]

Wildfire potential increases today for large, difficult to control wildfires to occur in Southwest Texas, specifically for areas near Del Rio, San Angelo, San Antonio and Laredo.

Wildfire activity is forecast to increase along and west of I-35 and into South Texas through the weekend.

Wes Moorehead, former Assistant Director, has been promoted to Associate Director of Forest Resource Protection and Fire Chief at Texas A&M Forest Service.

Texas A&M Forest Service Law Enforcement Investigators and the Kaufman County Sheriff’s Office arrested Frances Charline Lee Cole, 51, of Kaufman, Texas for theft of more than $2,500 and less than $30,000 in Hopkins County on March 2, 2022.

Increased wildfire activity will be supported Friday through Sunday by warm and dry conditions and critically dry vegetation in the Western Plains, Hill Country and Cross Timbers.

Already the second most populous state in the country, Texas is one of the fastest-growing states, with an estimated 1,000 people moving to the state each day. Rapidly growing communities must invest in quality infrastructure to better ensure a happy, healthy life for residents. Trees can help! Being around trees, even just having views of […]

Texas A&M Forest Service awarded 81 recipients grants to conduct prescribed burns this year.