As flames leapt and wind picked up speed, quick responding members of Bandera Fire Rescue and neighboring Pipe Creek Volunteer Fire Department extinguished a Wednesday afternoon wildfire in the Texas hill country before it led to disaster.

Wildfires raging across Russia since the start of the year have destroyed almost triple the amount of forests and crops as attributed to last year’s deadly wildfires during the same time period, and conditions show the situation is likely to get worse.

For background information on the wildfire situation in Russia, please see my previous article:

Russia Wildfires Reach Bryansk Chernobyl Radiation Area

Russia has over 500 wildfires burning now. Not only did the fires devastate a naval base, but the fires also reached Bryansk which is the area most affected by the Chernobyl disaster. Now, the newest information is that the fires have reached a nuclear base.

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