Homes spared, 15,000 acres burned in Nov. 26 wildfire
Increasingly dire warnings issued by the National Weather Service at the start of last week urged Panhandle residents to expect high winds ranging from 35-45 mph and gusting up to 70 last Tuesday, Nov. 26. Emergency responders were poised and ready.
Just after noon, the alarms sounded—one after anothercalling firefighters first to a fire in Roberts County, then to a semi-tractor rollover on US…