Fritch Volunteer Fire Department hosts junior firefighter program
Amidst the Fritch Volunteer Fire Department fighting the Blue Hills fire, tonight they hosted the first meeting of the junior ...
Fritch Volunteer Fire Department begins preparing for wildfire season
After last season’s devastating wildfires impacted residents in Fritch, local and state officials are taking preventative ...
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Blue Hills fire burns 3,000 acres near Lake Meredith and Bugbee; 70% contained
The Texas A&M Forest Service said early Sunday that forward progression has halted, and crews have shifted to mop-up ...
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‘Blue Hills’ fire in Hutchinson burns 3,868 acres, 85% contained
The National Weather Service has issued a fire warning at the the request of Hutchinson County officials for southwestern ...
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Update: Blue Hills fire burns 3,868 acres near Lake Meredith and Bugbee; 85% contained
Multiple agencies worked to battle a rapidly moving wildfire near Lake Meredith and Bugbee in Hutchison and Moore counties that started Saturday. The blaze, known as the Blue Hills fire, was ...
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Firefighters from multiple agencies battle large wildfire near Lake Meredith
With memories of last year’s devastating wildfires in the area still fresh, firefighters from more than a dozen local and ...
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Wildfires on the High Plains: Spring 2024, the fires and the aftermath
Individual fire departments and communities ran donation ... coverage of the third reported death related to the wildfires, Fritch Fire Chief Zeb Smith, on March 5. Smith died after being injured ...