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Check up-to-date, interactive maps of Texas wildfires

June 21, 2020September 5, 2011

Here’s what I’m looking at to get updates on where, exactly, wildfires are currently burning in Texas and how big they are. The information for this map comes from the Texas Forest Service and uses Google Maps, so you can zoom in on your area. Wunderground offers a similar map, with estimated smoke plumes based …

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Categories Journalism Tags Google Maps, Texas, Texas Forest Service, Wildfires

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