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Thank you all for the prayers, they were answered. Last update... they were able to get the fire under control, and people are going back to their homes. There were a total of 13 homes destroyed. Despite working in 100+ temps, all firefighters are unharmed. These are all volunteer firefighters, as this is a rural area, although I do believe that Fort Sill had sent some of their firemen to help. It was a challenge because many of the homes in the path of the fire were on Big Rock, rough, rocky terrain on a large hill. Most of the historic parts of the town were spared damage.
We are under a severe drought. We have had no significant rain since October, except for a few thunderstorms, and were even in a drought prior to that, and on top of the dry grass and brush, there are still a lot of dead trees, branches and limbs in the wooded and mountain areas from the severe ice storms we have had the past 2 winters. And add to that 100+ temps every day (109 today and tomorrow), fire danger is extreme.
Definitely are praying for relief, because the forecast does not favor us any time soon. :(
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