AUSTIN (KXAN) -- City of Austin and Travis County leaders on Thursday declared disaster declarations over the risk of wildfires in Central Texas, saying current conditions are ideal for fires starting and spreading. Austin Mayor Kirk Watson and Travis County Judge Andy Brown signed disaster declarations relating to wildfire preparedness and resources in Austin and Travis County. This follows Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's Monday disaster declaration for 143 Texas counties, including Travis County, due to elevated wildfire risk. When is Texas’ wildfire season? "What this declaration does is it will help us avoid a disaster and to be ready to respond to a fire should one start," Watson said. "We're in a precarious situation, and we need everyone's help in order to keep everyone safe. Please take precautions," he continued. Central Texas had a wetter-than-normal spring, which produced a lot of grass. Since then, conditions have been dry. Leaders pointed out Thursday that Austin has not seen rain in more than 40 days. "We're in a situation where as these cold fronts move in, we have lots of grass and fuel ready to burn," said Justice Jones, Austin's Wildfire Mitigation Officer. "It's just a matter of ignition, and that's why it's so important that everybody be responsible this weekend," Jones added. "It only takes one spark to create a catastrophe," he continued. Jones and other officials urged people not to engage in activities that could produce sparks. While wildfires can occur any time of year, the current ongoing drought and dry air (low humidity) conditions result in high to very high fire danger across Central Texas, per the First Warning Weather team.