Last updated: March 4, 2024 at 3 p.m.
The Smokehouse Creek Fire has surged to more than 1 million acres with 37% containment at the time of this posting. This marks it as the largest wildfire in Texas history and second largest wildfire in U.S. history.
This is significantly impacting ranchlands, livestock, and livelihoods. As widespread wildfires continue to burn across the Texas Panhandle and Western Oklahoma, let us come together to help our neighbors through donations and supplies.
For those seeking to support wildfire victims, here are reputable crisis relief resources actively working to help our ranching neighbors – many of whom have lost land, livestock, and homes:
- Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, Inc. Disaster Relief Fund
- Working Ranch Cowboys Association Foundation
- Texas Department of Agriculture STAR Fund
- Amarillo Area Foundation’s Panhandle Disaster Relief Fund
- Amarillo National Bank is approved to accept donations for this fund online or at any of their ANB branches.
- Texas Tech School of Veterinary Medicine Relief Drive – Accepting water, food, and supplies, hay, fencing, non-perishable items
- 7671 Evans Dr., Amarillo, TX 79106
- For large supplies for animals, Contact Tommy Butler at 806-228-0511
- Cowboy Patriots Crisis Relief
- Venmo (100% of donations go directly to wildfire victims): @RJKeeth, last 4-digits of phone #0066
- Ranch-Direct Deliveries Contact: Ramey J Keeth at (806) 548-0066
The following is a list of known drop points accepting hay, fencing and feed:
- List of Official Supply Points – Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
- Hemphill County Livestock Supply Point
100 Hackberry Street
Canadian, Texas 79014
Contact: Hemphill County Extension Office
Phone: (806) 323-9114 - Gray County Livestock Supply Point
301 Bull Barn Drive
Pampa, Texas 79065
Contact: Curtis Preston
Phone: (806) 946-7467 - Canadian AH&N Ranch Supply
100 Hackberry Trail
Canadian, Texas 79014
Contact: Andy Holloway
Phone: (806)323-9114/(325) 668-0466
Trucking and Logistics Contact – If you have trucks, pickups, trailers or anything to haul donations please contact:
- Paul Sherman at (520) 396-8963
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