A Texas House of Representatives committee has ruled that the deadly Panhandle wildfires were caused by power poles and lines that “had not been effectively maintained or replaced by a utility provider and an oil and gas provider,” according to the report.
The five-member committee released its findings in a 48-page interim report on Wednesday. The committee included state Reps. Ken King (R-Canadian), Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock), and Rep. Todd Hunter (R-Corpus Christi), along with landowners Jason Abraham and James Henderson.
The committee also found that a lack of readily available resources and effective communications equipment hindered efforts to contain the Smokehouse Creek fire and others that devastated the Panhandle earlier this year.
“Although volunteer firefighters fought valiantly to contain the wildfires, response efforts were inhibited by a lack of properly positioned, readily available, and timely dispatched air support on […]
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