Here in MA we don’t usually have much of a problem with wild fires, thank goodness. It is my impression that you folks in Texas have some fairly extreme weather. My brother in law lives in Corpus Christi, where the weather is relatively benign. Other than that, I’ve little experience with Texas weather. I do recall back in the early 80’s some really dreadful heat in which quite a few people died, mostly the elderly.
You brother has been getting a lot of rain.