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.

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 ...