Editor's note: All data is current as of 11:50 p.m. Wednesday. There are currently 5 active fires in the Texas Panhandle region, according to the Texas Fire Map. The largest one is Smokehouse ...

Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado and New Mexico all have red flag conditions in place amid weather conditions ideal for fire spread.

North Texas firefighters ... The Eaton fire, smaller yet more deadly, surged through the Eaton Canyon and into Pasadena and Altadena, leaving little in its wake. The current death toll is 24 ...

While summer heat and drought create more obvious risks for wildfires, the wildfire danger in Texas also peaks during the winter, which is known as the dormant fire season. The term refers to how ...