Smokehouse Creek Fire largest in Texas History

• Firefighters battle the flames from the reignited Smokehouse Creek Fire outside of Miami, Texas Texas A & M AgriLife photos by Sam Craft
• A Texas A&M Forest Service plane drops water on a wall of flames that reaches into the sky as the Smokehouse Creek fire reignited on March 3 near Miami.
• A Chinook helicopter dumps water on the Smokehouse Creek Fire in Hemphill County after high winds caused a flareup.
• A Texas A & M AgriLife Extension Service Disaster Assessment & Recovery Agent unloads water at an animal supply point set up in Pampa, Texas to help with disaster relief for The Smokecreek Fire.
• Volunteers sort and distribute at the animal supply point in Canadian, Texas

Wildfires that ripped across the Texas Panhandle left in their wake destroyed homes, blackened earth, downed power lines and wandering livestock. But also, an outpouring of support that arrived by truckloads in the form of hay, feed and fencing materials in addition to warehouses full of supplies for families who lost their homes. Personnel from the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and the Texas A&M Forest Service are on the front lines with volunteers to serve and support in the aftermath of the largest wildfire in Texas history.

The Smokehouse Creek Fire, which started in Hutchinson County, burned a total of 1,075,000 acres and has been declared as the largest in Texas history. And, it was only one of multiple fires that threatened homes and livelihoods in the past week.