Wilco warns of winter wildfires

Fireworks pose threat during drought

Maydell and Larry Foust’s property is scorched by a wildfire caused by fireworks during Halloween. Photo courtesy of Maydell and Larry Foust.
Maydell and Larry Foust’s property is scorched by a wildfire caused by fireworks during Halloween. Photo courtesy of Maydell and Larry Foust.

Despite cooler temperatures, Williamson County is still prone to wildfires in the winter. 

“We are expecting dry conditions, outside of our normal Texas winter, I would say,” said Ron Cunningham, Wilco’s interim fire marshall. “We had a dry summer, we're having a dry winter, so things are kind of compounding a little bit.”

Williamson County has two kinds of drought seasons every year: one in th…