hese SBA declarations would make federal assistance available in the form of disaster loans for Carson, Hemphill, and Hutchinson counties and their contiguous counties.
The Texas A&M Forest Service reports three major wildfires wreaking havoc across the Texas Panhandle: Smokehouse Creek, Windy Deuce, and Grape Vine Creek.
With devastating consequences, this blaze has claimed the lives of two individuals, decimated approximately 1,600 square miles of agriculture production, and prompted a widespread response from communities across Texas and Oklahoma.
San Angelo Fire Chief Patrick Brody has dispatched four firefighters and a Type 6 brush fire fighting truck to the Panhandle region as part of a broader statewide effort to combat the approximately 500,000 acres ablaze across the Texas Panhandle and northwestern Oklahoma.
A powerful cold front sweeping through San Angelo is carrying smoke from multiple wildfires raging in the Panhandle, creating hazy conditions in West Central Texas.