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Green grass grows around plants and trees scorched by Smokehouse Creek wildfire on April 3, 2024 near Canadian. “The lands recover faster than the people,” said Janet Guthrie, a Canadian resident who raises cattle in Hemphill Co.
Panhandle Wildfires

Three months after the Texas’ largest wildfire, Panhandle residents are preparing for the next one

Short of an immediate statewide response, Texans who lost homes and livestock are taking matters into their own hands to better prepare their property for a wildfire.


The house committee investigating the Panhandle wildfires questions a panel of experts during a public access meeting on Tuesday, April 2, 2024 in Pampa.
A broken power pole lays partially covered by blowing dirt caused by the rangeland nearby being burned, leaving the top layer of earth exposed, near Canadian, Texas, U.S., March 2, 2024. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Local firefighters work to contain a wildfire after it was whipped up by high winds in Pampa on March 2, 2024.
This pick-up truck sits in front of a home on State Highway 136. Residents have been working to recover from the Tuesday grass fires that devastated parts of the panhandle.
A car sits front of the burned the Rose Trailer Sales business on State Highway 136. Residents have been working to recover from the Tuesday grass fires that devastated parts of the panhandle.

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