STATEMENT BY COMMISSIONER MILLER HONORING FRITCH FIRE CHIEF ZEB SMITH AND OUR FRONTLINE HEROES IN THE TEXAS PANHANDLE

"I am deeply saddened by the loss of one of our courageous frontline heroes in the Texas Panhandle. Fritch Fire Chief Zeb Smith made the ultimate sacrifice while battling to contain the devastation plaguing our community."

Texas Department of Agriculture Website

#Texas #Panhandle #Wildfires #Wildfire

#SmokehouseCreekFire
1,075,000 acres, 3% contained
(Including ~25,000 acres burned in #Oklahoma)

#687ReamerFire has merged with the Smokehouse Creek Fire

#WindyDeuceFire
142,000 acres, 30% contained

#GrapeVineCreekFire
30,000 acres, 60% contained

#MagentaFire
2,500 acres, 65% contained

#Texas #Wildfires

#SmokehouseCreekFire
500,000 acres
0% contained

#WindyDeuceFire
38,000 acres
20% contained

#GrapeVineCreekFire
30,000 acres
60% contained

#687ReamerFire
2,000 acres
10% contained

#MagentaFire
2,000 acres
40% contained

#Nebraska #Wildfire

#BettysWayFire [North Platte]
71,022 acres
72% contained