West Texas is borderline apololyptic. As of now, there are four major fires, the worst being around Canadian Texas. As of know, there are over 320 square miles burned. Please pray for rain and favorable weather. 
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Canadian Texas....
How can you not be making that up. Seriously.
Oh, and that's every single year for us but we have real trees to burn.
How can you not be making that up. Seriously.
Oh, and that's every single year for us but we have real trees to burn.
I used to drive down that highway every day on the way to the drilling rig. I am kind of surprised at the amount of smoke. There wasn't much to burn but grass as I remember it.
I watched a lot of lighting storms start a lot of grass fires from the floor out there.
You're doing better than the rest of the planet! You still have green dinosaurs!
David Tubb lives in Canadian, TX. There are also quite a few feed lots in that area.
One of the dumbest posts of the week, eh?
Prayers to all for rain!
Why is there a green dinosaur there?
Why is there a green dinosaur there?
Fossil beds. I think the rain and snow went north of them lat night. We got a few inches over a couple hours. Hopefully they got some.
Saw it on the news this morning. I hate to see grasslands burning.
At least it's in the North.
It just cracks me up that Texans couldn't be more creative.
one of the local tycoons had that built and put it up there so his kids could tell when they were almost home. true story.
2 of them were from downed powerlines. I think some of the others were roadside incidents. Dragging chains or blown truck tires, and of course cigarettes thrown out.
Yeah got a good friend in Lipscomb. His ranch borders Tubbs'. Shot there a good bit on David's place. Great folks all around there.
Cigarettes is the favorite go-to for a fire investigator that can't find anything.
I've seen electric fence catch grass on fire, but the fire chief was sure it was cigarette butts from the highway, not the fence that was still popping and snapping at the grass.
And Brand Cole (inventor of the Prometheus reloading system and former match partner of yours truly).
Dammit, I was hoping it was on the Southern Border and was turning the wets into “dry and cracklins”.
Well, prairie shit.
Sirhr
Well, prairie shit.
Sirhr
Apparently, the fire was started by a downed electrical line. As of now, there are over 970,000 acers in Texas and another 50,000-100,000 acers in OK burned.
Let me guess, you smoke? I have a super hard time understanding why smokers dont think cig butts are littering. The same people wouldn't throw their mickey d's bag out the window but butts away.Cigarettes is the favorite go-to for a fire investigator that can't find anything.
I've seen electric fence catch grass on fire, but the fire chief was sure it was cigarette butts from the highway, not the fence that was still popping and snapping at the grass.
I resemble, I mean resent that remark.I had a cow start a grass fire in TX when it broke through the electric fence, making it spark against the barbed wire fence. Then the pyro just stood there and watched it like a podunk arsonist volunteer firefighter would...
The fire should congregate some hogs. Let me know if you need help getting rid of them.
Littering and causing fires are two separate issues. Starting fires with cigs aint easy anymore due to the type of papers used now.
You won't believe me but many times the butt can still be found at point of ignition.Cigarettes is the favorite go-to for a fire investigator that can't find anything.
I've seen electric fence catch grass on fire, but the fire chief was sure it was cigarette butts from the highway, not the fence that was still popping and snapping at the grass.
LOL, it isn't the paper it is the burning ash from the tobacco. I used to have pictures. I've seen fires start from a trailer dragging a piece of electric fence wire. A lady was following her daughter in the truck and trailer that started the fires. When conditions are right it doesn't take much.
Cali gets scrub fires fanned by Santa Anna winds and it's a shit show .
Well at least they aint too cold.
Been through there, it is utterly beautiful and very unforgiving country.
When they light the next one with the last like granny used to do there's still a pretty good cherry burnin. The dry as shit tinderbox mowed grass on the sides of the highway is ripe for just such a cherry. I put out a fire just up the road that I'm pretty sure was from chain sparks. It started in 3 different spots on a bend in the road. I got lucky and was passing by and saw it. Could have lit up half the river corridor. Shit was DRYYYY. If that will start it a ciggy cherry will no doubt.
Not a smoker.
Walk the ditches. There's butts everywhere. Finding the point of ignition in a grass fire down to a single one is laughable.
guess you never worked an investigation before...
this is just what was needed to get ahead of this fire. More wind coming this weekend.
I have a High School Friend that has a business on Texoma Lake. He sent me a text this morning about one of his clients.
Hayden.
One of my clients bought 65k acres of T-Boon's ranch in west Texas with a couple other guys.
They have damage on all 65k. The ranch hand has lived on the ranch for 35 years. He lost everything but a shotgun that T Boone gave him.
He's shot 100+ burnt deer just today and have lost 160 head of Cattle.
Hayden.
One of my clients bought 65k acres of T-Boon's ranch in west Texas with a couple other guys.
They have damage on all 65k. The ranch hand has lived on the ranch for 35 years. He lost everything but a shotgun that T Boone gave him.
He's shot 100+ burnt deer just today and have lost 160 head of Cattle.
Man that sucks, been by there a few times. Was wondering about it but hadn't researched that exact place yet.
