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Thunderstorm, Stiff Winds Cause Damage in Terrell
Ferocious winds, some roof damage and a hot, smokey grass fire. It was a busy afternoon in Terrell where a late Summer thunderstorm popped up yesterday. Winds of at least 60 miles-an-hour were...
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Officials: Trash Fire Started 15-Acre Wise County Blaze
WISE COUNTY (CBSDFW.COM) – Wise County Fire Marshal Marc Dodd blames a trash fire for a 15-acre blaze that tore through parts of unincorporated Wise and Johnson Counties Wednesday afternoon. Thumbing...
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Grass Fires Burning Across North Texas
Updated 8:30 p.m. 3/11/2011 NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Several grass fires have been sparked across North Texas. Dry conditions and high winds are fanning flames over thousands of acres, in at least...
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Manpower Hard To Come By For Rural Volunteer Fire Departments
PALO PINTO COUNTY (CBS 11 NEWS) – There are two things the volunteers fighting the raging fires in Palo Pinto County need desperately: rain and more firefighters. The bad economy has made it difficult...
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Grand Prairie Grass Fire Under Control
GRAND PRAIRIE (CBSDFW.COM) – A grass fire that began burning on Sunday night in Grand Prairie is under control, but still smoldering as crews continue to watch over it on Monday morning. According to...
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Winds Fueled Fast Moving North Texas Brush Fire, Now Contained
DENTON COUNTY (CBSDFW.COM) – Fire crews in Denton County received assistance from neighboring cities while fighting a huge brush fire that scorched 750 acres before it was contained. The fire mostly...
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Van Zandt County Issues Burn Ban
File Image: Grass fire in North Texas – Credit:Geoff Petrulis, CBSDFW VAN ZANDT COUNTY (CBSDFW.COM) – Van Zandt County is the latest in North Texas to ban outdoor burning. According to County Fire...
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Horses Killed In Fort Worth Stable Fire
FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) - A fast-moving fire swept through a northwest Fort Worth stable early Monday, killing at least 11 horses and injuring several others, authorities said. Heavy flames were...
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Texas Getting $406K More For Wildfire Recovery
WASHINGTON (AP) – A $406,000 federal grant will help Texas fund temporary jobs as cleanup and recovery efforts continue from devastating 2011 wildfires. The U.S. Department of Labor on Monday announced...
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Grass Fire Forces Evacuations Near PK Lake
(credit: Pondera Properties via Facebook) GRAFORD (CBSDFW.COM) - A grass fire near Possum Kingdom Lake forced some residents to evacuate their homes on Monday afternoon and early Tuesday morning. The...
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Burned Body Discovered In Dallas Grass Fire
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Firefighters responding to the scene of a grass fire discovered a person’s burned body in south Dallas early Wednesday morning. Police say the unidentified male, found in a creek...
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Fort Worth Fireworks Show Sparks Grass Fire
FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) - The Fort Worth Fourth fireworks show was suspended halfway through after debris from the show caused a grass fire late Thursday night. The delay lasted for more than 10...
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Rural Areas Benefitting From New Emergency Fire System
NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – With both a Wind Advisory and Fire Weather Warning in effect across North Texas, dry, dangerous conditions should be a concern for everyone. Firefighters in Parker County...
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Denton County Grassfire Continues To Burn, 200+ Acres Charred
DENTON COUNTY (CBSDFW.COM) – A Denton County brush fire continues to burn. The blaze in the Town of Trophy Club has charred more than 200 acres. Dry brush has provided fuel for the fire and shifting...
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More Than 100 Firefighters Help Contain Denton County Grass Fire
DENTON COUNTY (CBSDFW.COM) - More than a hundred firefighters from thirteen departments helped contain a 75-acre brush fire Sunday on the west side of Lake Lewisville. As of 9 p.m. Sunday, the fire was...
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Fort Hood Officials Monitoring Grass Fire
FORT HOOD (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Officials at Fort Hood say they’re monitoring a grass fire near a training range at the Central Texas Army post. Fort Hood said in a news release Monday that the...
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2 Dallas Fires Just A Few Blocks Apart
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Investigators in Dallas said that arson is to blame for two fires that happened Thursday morning, just a few blocks apart from each other....
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Garbage Truck Fire Spreads To Grass Near Burleson
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter JOHNSON COUNTY (CBSDFW.COM) – Southbound I-35 W just south of the Burleson city limits reopened at Highway 917 South around 5:45 p.m. Monday. A garbage truck...
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Body Found After Fort Worth Grass Fire
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – Police made a gruesome discovery as they were investigating a grass fire in Fort Worth late Monday night. It happened shortly before...
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Approximately 9 Acres Burn In Grass Fire In North Richland Hills
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter NORTH RICHLAND HILLS (CBSDFW.COM) – Fire crews are have put out a large grass fire near Douglas Park, 7600 block of Douglas Lane. Multiple fire departments fought...
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