Convenience Big Store: 16 hospitalized after extreme heat at Snoop Dogg concert in The Woodlands

Woodlands firefighter and search-and-rescue dog aid after Maui wildfires.

Woodlands firefighter Bryan Crivelli has joined in the search-and-rescue efforts amid the Maui wildfires.

Crivelli was deployed with his dog, Pferal, as part of the Texas A&M Task Force 1, an elite group that responds to federal natural disasters. Pferal is one of 40 cadaver dogs looking for human remains after the disaster, which has 114 confirmed fatalities thus far. As of Sunday, all fires were at least 85 percent contained, according to Maui County.

"He's really good, but he's got a bad job," Woodlands Fire Department Chief Palmer Buck said. "It's a tragedy going on, and the only way we can make it a little bit better is trying to give them that closure."

Wildfires are also a top issue in Montgomery County, where there are an average of five to six brush fires daily, Montgomery County Fire Marshal Jimmy Williams said. Most of the fires, Williams said, are due to illegal burning and residents burning trash.

"Magnolia (fire department) has had one significant fire every day this week," Williams said. "North Montgomery County (fire department) had four wildfires going on at the same time Wednesday."

Most of the fires are small, but some have damaged homes. Read more about the wildfires in Montgomery County and Maui here.

Claire Partain, Suburban reporter producer

Claire.Partain@houstonchronicle.com

Need to Know

The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion hosted its annual

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Education

Houston ISD's new police chief Shamara Garner receives a standing ovation after being sworn in as the first woman chief in the district's history during a ceremony at Jack Yates High School, Friday, Aug. 18, 2023, in Houston.

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Growing The Woodlands

Construction continues on Life Time Fitness' new, 170,000-square foot athletic country club, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, in The Woodlands. Scheduled to be completed by late 2023, the chain's largest Texas location, will include a gym, studios, a resort-style pool, restaurant and full service bar, and a kid academy.

Photo by: Jason Fochtman, Staff Photographer

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Shout out

A Conroe breakfast group has purchased and donated more than 30 air conditioning units to residents in need throughout Montgomery County.

One last thing …

Day after day, I watched as the miracle 92-degree day predicted for the next few days crept back up to the triple digits.

There's still a chance for some ran in the next few days, but the heat dome is to blame for the tropical wave's diminished potential, Chronicle meteorologist Justin Ballard writes.