Smoke from Mexico is impacting temperatures and air quality across SE Texas

In the year following the largest wildfire to every burn in Texas history, Texans across the state have learned many lessons.

The information was provided in an Thursday update as crews continue to battle the fire, which currently has burned 2,360 acres and is 20 percent contained.

The information was provided in an Thursday update as crews continue to battle the fire, which currently has burned 2,360 acres and is 20 percent contained.

Despite mandatory AND voluntary evacuation orders, officials are urging residents to be hypervigilant and avoid parts of San Jacinto and Montgomery County.

The evacuations come as firefighters continue to battle the Pauline Road Fire. The fire which broke out Wednesday afternoon has currently burned 1,300 acres and is 10 percent contained.

Officials confirm an active wildfire burning in San Jacinto County has crossed the county line into Montgomery County.

Gusty winds are whipping through our areas today, as dry air continues to parch our land and with the correct spark - turns into dangerous wildfire fuel.

When wildfires spark up, it doesn’t take much to turn them from a small burn into a raging inferno.

As wildfire season ramps up throughout Texas, firefighters in Houston are looking to get ahead of the flames by burning a 50-acre park on purpose.

An active wildfire has led to several road closures in Matagorda County Tuesday.

Houston Mayor John Whitmire says firefighters from Houston have arrived in California to help assist crews battling massive wildfires around the Los Angeles area.

If you’re like KPRC 2 Chief Meteorologist Anthony Yanez, you probably know someone who lives (or has lived themselves) near those fires, it feels so personal when you do.

Fire crews have made some progress on containing a large wildfire which broke out Sunday near Bastrop in Central Texas.

A large wildfire has prompted evacuations near Bastrop in Central Texas.

The Park Fire is now one of the largest wildfires in California state history

Officials in Brazoria County are urging people to avoid the area around County Road 227 and County Road 208 as authorities respond to a large wildfire in the area.

Forecasters are warning that the potential for wildfires will be above normal in some areas across the United States over the coming months as temperatures rise and rain becomes sparse.

Texas A&M Forest Service is on alert as weather conditions could produce large wildfires as critical weather conditions threaten the Panhandle and Southwest Texas.

Firefighters continue to battle the monster Smokehouse Creek Fire in the Texas panhandle on Sunday and a new fire is threatening another small community in the region.

The panhandle is still burning Wednesday as the state deals with the second largest wildfire in Texas history.

KPRC 2 meteorologists have warned Houstonians about a Red Flag Warning, but what does that mean?

Thirty-six people are dead thousands have been displaced as blazes swept across the island, destroying parts of Maui.

Texas A&M Forest Service has raised the State Wildfire Preparedness level to Level 4 due to the recent increase in wildfire activity across the state and the growing potential for wildfires to become more severe, making them harder to control.

Two firefighters who were injured while battling a wildfire in San Jacinto County Wednesday have been released from the hospital.

A wildfire in San Jacinto County has spread over 150 acres, the Texas A&M Forest Service said Wednesday.

Crews continue to battle a wildfire in Walker County Tuesday.

KPRC 2 Meteorologist Anthony Yanez warned Houstonians about a Red Flag Warning Tuesday morning, but what does that mean?

Gov. Greg Abbott discussed the state’s response to the wildfire in Eastland, Texas on Friday.

Firefighters are working to get control of a wildfire burning in Bastrop County that has grown to 100 acres Saturday, according to the Bastrop County Emergency Services.

Researchers say smoke from wildfires accounted for up to half of all small particle air pollution in parts of the western U.S. in recent years (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)BILLINGS, Mont. – Wildfire smoke accounted for up to half of all health-damaging small particle air pollution in the western U.S. in recent years as warming temperatures fueled more destructive blazes, according to a study released Monday. Air pollution experts say that residents of the West Coast and Northern Rockies in particular should expect major smoke events from wildfires to become more frequent. But Mickley said there's little doubt air quality regulations helped decrease other sources of pollution even as wildfire smoke increased. The new study matches up with previous research documenting the increasing proportion of pollution that comes from wildfire smoke, said Dan Jaffe, a wildfire pollution expert at the University of Washington.

HOUSTON – U.S. Fish and Wildlife officials said they are battling three large wildfires Thursday in the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge in southern Chambers County. Ryan Holzapfel, fire marshal for Chambers County, said multiple resources have been called to the scene by federal officials, but the county has not been asked for assistance. The cause of the fire is unknown and no injuries have been reported.

ANAHUAC, Texas – Smoke wafts over parts of northeast Houston from a large wildfire in the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge. Officials expect the fire to produce a lot of smoke throughout the day as they work to extinguish it. Officials said about 2,200 acres have burned as of WednesdayOfficials said the fire is about 50% contained and entirely within the refuge. Officials are bringing in a fire suppression helicopter in hopes the fire will be under control by Wednesday evening. Cooper said firefighters from other wildlife refuges and wildland specialists are assisting in the wildfire.

An recently burned area at the Encontro das Aguas park at the Pantanal wetlands near Pocone, Mato Grosso state, Brazil, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020. Wildfire has infiltrated the park as the number of fires at the world's biggest tropical wetlands has more than doubled in the first half of 2020, according to data released by a state institute. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)BRASILIA – A vast swath of a vital wetlands is burning in Brazil, sweeping across several national parks and obscuring the sun behind dense smoke. From January through August, the number of fires more than tripled, topping 10,000. On Friday, Brazil's navy used a helicopter to rescue a burned jaguar cub and take it to a veterinary hospital.

A photo tweeted by the California National Guard showed more than 20 evacuees packed tightly inside one helicopter, some crouched on the floor clutching their belongings. Eric Schmitt of the California Independent System Operator that manages the states power grid said up to 3 million customers faced power outages if residents didn't curtail their electricity usage. About 7 p.m., the California Independent System Operator declared an emergency and said power outages were imminent because a transmission line carrying power from Oregon to California and another in-state power plant went offline unexpectedly. It said no power outages were ordered by operators of the grid. Cal Fire said the fire scorched at least 4.7 square miles (12.2 square kilometers) of brush and trees.