A devastating wildfire called the Ranger Road fire has burned approximately 285,000 acres across the Oklahoma panhandle and southwest Kansas this week. Cattle ranchers in the affected areas are now assessing damage and beginning recovery efforts according to the Oklahoma Cattlemen's Association.
Cattle ranchers across the Oklahoma panhandle and southwest Kansas are beginning the difficult process of assessing damage after a massive wildfire tore through their operations this week.
According to Michael Kelsey, who serves as executive vice president of the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association, the blaze known as the Ranger Road fire has consumed approximately 285,000 acres across the two-state region.
“There are some big ranches up there and they’re still going to find” additional damage as they continue surveying the affected areas, Kelsey stated.
The agricultural official indicated that multiple livestock producers throughout the region are now working to rebuild and recover from the extensive fire damage that swept through their properties.
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