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Nicole44

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  1. This as well. The terrain is so different from what people imagine. It’s a mix of things. Canyons and ridges and hills and cactus and prairie grass and mesquite. It’s just different. And yes, it makes a challenge for firefighters. The wind is just lighting fuse after fuse. We have to have the rain/snow that they said was possible. It likely won’t hit many of the areas needed but it will absolutely help.
  2. Damnit…
  3. Will do!
  4. Most of the people in the US don’t even know what the Panhandle is. Shit, people in Texas don’t even know what the Panhandle is. Most people don’t know the Panhandle has the nation’s second largest canyon in Palo Duro canyon. Humble brag picture of my family’s ranch below—view from the front porch. And I understand controlled burns but it’s windy there. Windy all the fucking time. Like we are used to 20-35 mph winds and many times double that. The wind is a huge factor. We have mostly mesquite trees and prairie grass and fucking tumbleweeds. One of my good friends is helping to organize places for people to bring their livestock and other animals. The thing is this could shift any time with the fucking winds. And be like a raging inferno. If I have something to post on how people can assist I will do that (vetting what I post already.) the Palo Duro Canyon is beautiful and a treasure. I shudder to think if the fire goes in the canyon. It’s scary. It’s mainly short grass and brush/bushes. It’s not a ton of overgrown shit.
  5. Maybe we have a fledgling arsonist? In this case, I can see insurance fraud but we’ve had a lot of structures go up in flames of late/abandoned or no.
  6. There isn’t a cry emoji but this is where I’d use it.
  7. I don’t know if y’all are the praying sort or do a rain dance or light candles or whatever you do but we need this forecast to happen tomorrow/overnight: They need this. Badly. It will help the firefighters contain this shit because the wind isn’t going to help out.
  8. Here are the locations, size and containment of the fires as of 12:30 p.m. CT Wednesday: Smokehouse Creek Fire:Hutchinson County, 500,000 acres, 0% containment Windy Deuce Fire: Moore County, 90,000 acres, 25% containment Grape Vine Creek Fire: Gray County, 30,000 acres, 60% containment 687 Reamer Fire: Hutchinson Country, 2,000 acres, 10% containment Magenta Fire: Oldham County, 2,000 acres, 40% containment There were three wildfires that were reported to be 100% contained: North CIG Fire: Moore County, 4,012 acres, as of Feb. 27 at 9:22 p.m. CT Juliet Pass Fire: Armstrong County, 2,963 acres, as of Feb. 26 at 1:56 p.m. CT Haulk Hand and Catch Fire:Randall County, 3 acres, as of Feb. 26 at 2:05 p.m. CT
  9. Glad that little green fucker is still there…
  10. Hell on earth…damnit…this shit just breaks my heart. If you’ve been around the Panhandle at all most of the people in these towns are fairly poor good folks. Yes there are wealthy ranchers but mainly we are talking about just devastating losses these communities may not recover from. Fuck…
  11. I grew up watching all these channels…in Amarillo. They had a fire near 207 close to Claude near my family’s ranch but that fire was put out fairly quickly. anyway I grew up watching all these news stations like @Rimbo this is just heartbreaking no? These people affected are mostly farmers and ranchers.
  12. This is the definition of “all hands on deck.” I’m grateful for all those departments sending firefighters. Not enough thanks here. There is no hope of containing this shit without help from Mother Nature. Praying the snow chances will become a reality…soon.
  13. If only people would verify the information they seek out. I guess…I can’t fathom why people don’t check out two or three sources for news stories. I go local first, then AP and then the Guardian or Sky News and then check CNN, MSNBC and FOX. Thats if I’m interested in following a particular story. Then I go on X and check what the verified reporters say. I get it. Most people don’t have time or care to fact check and honestly it’s sad we have to even do that. But it drives me nuts people just hop on Facebook and see something and believe it’s true and pass it along as true. wtf
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