On Tuesday, April 2, 2024, Texas's top emergency manager told a panel of lawmakers that the state should establish its own firefighting aircraft division after a series of wildfires, including the largest in state history, scorched the Panhandle region. (Photo: Greenville Fire-Rescue via AP, File)

Texas wildfires have consumed over one million acres in 2024 and are on pace to rival California's most destructive wildfire year on record, according to a recent analysis by Fire Cash Buyer.

So far this year Texas has watched 1,202,617 of its acres burned by 7,530 wildfires, the data showed, with potential in August for unprecedented destruction surpassing California's record of 4,397,809 acres destroyed by wildfires in 2020. Compared to last year, Texas wildfire acreage has increased by 486%.

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Joe Toppe

Joe Toppe serves as managing editor of PropertyCasualty360.com. Joe is also a father of three, an author, and longtime lover of baseball.

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