The fuel you use to start a fire should always begin with tinder. Think of tinder as fuel that is light and fluffy and can light with just a spark. Common examples of good natural tinder include birch ...

North Texas fire crews are preparing for a fire watch and high winds on Friday, encouraging people to take steps to avoid ...

“Wind and dry conditions like we’re having right now, the smallest of a spark can start a fire that’s going to progress,” ...

After a long, dry summer, it only takes one spark to start a fire. Humid air aloft feeds thunderstorms, while the dry air below causes the rain to evaporate in a phenomenon known as virga.

“The fire danger is high enough that we’ve implemented a burn ban,” said Jamie Moore, Johnson County’s director of emergency management and fire marshal. “There is no open burn. That includes welding, ...

The current "operating theory" is that the fires were sparked accidentally in a backyard near Sunrise Highway, authorities said on Monday.