New Mexico lawmakers are advancing a bill to prevent wildfires, including by removing fuels in the forest, before the next one strikes.
National Weather Service has issues several fire-related advisories this week, including the potential for 'extreme fire danger' in Texas.
The core of the law aims to put the money into people’s hands to “fire-proof” their homes. But some lawmakers worried it may violate New Mexico’s constitution.
As wildfires burn across Texas and the Carolinas, large swaths of the U.S. — including much of the Southeast and Southwest — will have an above-normal risk of wildfire in the coming months.
Local and state crews are on alert as high winds, low humidity, warm temps and dry conditions combine to create an elevated fire risk across West Texas.
Xcel Energy announced that its monitoring and preparing for forecasted severe weather as well as high wild fire risk from Sunday to Tuesday in Texas and New Mexico.
The Trump administration's plan to boost timber production on federal lands faces pushback about wildfires, environmental concerns and economics.