Wheeler and Gray counties before it was fully contained. It took more than three weeks to fully contain the Smokehouse Creek Fire. Along the way, homes were destroyed, and countless livestock and ...

The Smokehouse Creek Fire, part of an outbreak of wildfires ... when the fire was an estimated 90,000 acres and 25 percent contained. Lessons learned and ongoing preparedness as wildfire risk ...

In the wake of last year's Smokehouse Creek fire — the largest wildfire in Texas history — Hemphill County is steadily emerging from one of its toughest challenges, said County Judge Lisa ...

AUSTIN, Texas — This time last year, Texans living in the Panhandle saw the Smokehouse Creek Fire grow to become the largest in the state's recorded history. It burned more than 1 million acres ...

The Smokehouse Creek Fire, part of an outbreak of wildfires in the Texas Panhandle that began one year ago on Feb. 26, 2024, remains one of the most devastating wildfires in Texas history.