Texas wildfires: how to help and how to stay safe

Members of the West Odessa Volunteer Fire Department ready their equipment in Fritch, TX on Feb. 29, 2023. Residents have been working to recover from the Tuesday grass fires that devastated parts of the panhandle. (Credit: Mark Rogers for The Texas Tribune)

A series of wildfires in the Panhandle, which first broke out Monday afternoon, have engulfed more than 1 million acres of land — an area larger than the state of Rhode Island – making it the largest fire in Texas history.

At least two people have died, four firefighters were injured and many have been evacuated or ordered to seek shelter.