After last season’s devastating wildfires impacted residents in Fritch, local and state officials are taking preventative measures to keep residents safe.

FRITCH, Texas (KFDA) - The Fritch Volunteer Fire Department Chief Zeb Smith has died while battling a structure fire this morning. In a news conference in Borger this afternoon, officials ...

FRITCH, Texas (KFDA) - Multiple agencies responded to a wildfire near Lake Meredith and Bugbee in Hutchison and Moore counties on Saturday. According to the Fritch Volunteer Fire Department, several ...

He joined the Fritch Volunteer Fire Department in 2017 and became chief in 2020. Under Smith’s leadership, the department received grants and donations, including two fire trucks, and ...

Firefighting efforts included crews from the Fritch Volunteer Fire Department and the Skellytown Fire Department. Officials said that forward progression of the fire was halted, and crews shifted ...

Officials with the Lake Meredith National Recreation Area released an update on hazards and closures ongoing Wednesday in the ...

With memories of last year’s devastating wildfires in the area still fresh, firefighters from more than a dozen local and ...

Fritch, Borger, Stinnett, Texas Parks and Wildlife, Skellytown, Potter County, Phillips 66 Borger Refinery, and Texas A&M Forest Service fire departments took part in battling the blaze from the ...