27/02/2025
This was such a sad and hard time for the Panhandle. Driving through a few weeks back, the effects of the fires are all over. Yet, there is also signs of the grass returning and things growing. The ability of the land we occupy to recover is amazing.
We want to take a moment and remember that one year ago today, continuing into tomorrow February 27th and for several weeks after, the Panhandles were ravaged by large wildfires. The largest of these, the Smokehouse Creek fire, would go down in state history as the largest wildfire in Texas with well over one million acres burned. However, there were many other fires during that event that we don't forget about either. Sadly, two people also lost their lives during these wildfires. These fires impacted many of our residents, changing lives and our landscape forever. The road to recovery has been long, but in true Panhandle spirit, we continue to work as a community and only become stronger with each passing day. We have not forgotten this event and want to share our deepest thoughts and sympathies to those impacted by these wildfires.
West Texas is an iconic part of Texas that is a big part of why we're like a "Whole Other Country"
