Experts advise maintaining a "situational awareness"
As wildfires that have already destroyed more than 1500 homes continue to burn in Texas, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) are encouraging people in vulnerable areas to prepare their homes for the possibility of fire -- and to evacuate if called upon to do so.
The NFPA, through its Firewise® Communities Program in partnership with the IAFC and its Ready, Set, Go! Program is reminding homeowners to get: