Texas A&M Forest Service Utilizes Abilene Airport to Fight Wildfires

ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) — The Abilene Regional Airport is serving as a refueling and resupplying hub for the Texas A&M Forest Service in its efforts to fight the Panhandle wildfires.

Wildfires in the Texas panhandle have destroyed more than a million acres of land. The Smokehouse Creek Fire, the largest of these wildfires, has only been contained up to 44%. Efforts from all over the country have come together to help extinguish this fire, and one of these entities is currently stationed at Abilene Airport.

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