The 15 Fort Worth firefighters who deployed to the Texas Panhandle in late February to help contain the wildfires sweeping through the region have all returned safely, the department said on social media this week. Lt. Brad Fowler told the Star-Telegram in a phone interview that the devastation he witnessed in the Panhandle was “almost […]
EMORY, Texas (KETK) – Potts Feed Stores in Emory and Quitman partnered with Wiley X to provide feed and fencing to farmers and ranchers in the panhandle. Mount Vernon business owner to provide aid to wildfire victims “In a region that’s so heavily ag-based, when they experience tragedy like that, it takes a lot to […]
Mar. 8—LUBBOCK — On Friday, The United Family launched a statewide donate-at-the-register campaign to raise funds for disaster relief across the panhandle following the devastating impacts of wildfires. Running from March 8 to March 23, all proceeds raised by the campaign will go to the Amarillo Area Foundation, a news release said. In addition to […]
Mar. 7—AUSTIN — Governor Greg Abbott on Thursday announced that he directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to request officials from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) join state and local partners to conduct joint preliminary damage assessments in communities impacted by wildfires to determine if Texas meets the threshold for additional federal […]
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is returning to the Panhandle Tuesday morning, joining state and local officials in Canadian to offer updates on the deadly wildfire outbreak that has burned well over a million acres since last week. The news conference is tentatively set for 11:30 a.m. Tuesday in the Canadian Volunteer Fire Department station, according […]
Sunday morning, the U.S. Army sent units 2-149 GSAB and 449 ASB from Grand Prairie to join the battle against the worst wildfire in Texas History. With relentless high winds blasting a wide area including Canadian, Borger, Stinnett and Fritch, all resources are working together to stop the raging fires engulfing this area. Commander Lee […]
Voters in the Texas Panhandle will be heading to the polls on Tuesday amid historic wildfires, casting ballots in a handful of high-stakes primary races as more than a million acres continue to burn and emergency officials order mass evacuations. Candidates continued their campaigns at a subdued pace in the final days before Super Tuesday, […]
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (KFOR) — A nonprofit organization is lending a hand to Oklahoma communities that have been fighting wildfires for the past week. The Catesby wildfire near Gage in Ellis County has burnt more than 90,000 acres of land. Jason Yarbrough is the director of Oklahoma Baptist Relief, and he said more than two […]
As firefighters battle the raging Smokehouse Creek fire, Gov. Greg Abbott said the cause of the fire — which covers more than 550 miles — is under investigation. He had not received an official report as of Friday. The fire, which is the largest in Texas history and has burned more than 1 million acres […]
By Leah Millis, Brendan O’Brien and Rich McKay CANADIAN, Texas (Reuters) – Fire crews in the Texas Panhandle on Friday were dousing lingering hot spots after the state’s largest wildfire on record raced through the cattle-ranching region, aiming to prevent an expected bout of wind gusts from fanning the blaze again. The deadly wildfire, dubbed […]
MIAMI, Texas — As Roberts County Judge Mitchell Locke worked to make sure everyone evacuated safely from the spreading fires threatening his town, he and two other officials decided to stay put. “We were talking about who was going to be the last man to go down with the ship,” Locke said. “Once we made […]
The rapid growth of raging wildfires in the Texas Panhandle has been staggering. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration for 60 counties Tuesday as the blaze forced widespread evacuations and became the second largest in state history. HOW DID THE FIRES BECOME SO FEROCIOUS? Very high winds and very dry conditions Monday provided […]