Editor’s note: This is part 1 of 2 concerning Monday’s review of the wildfire response and ongoing recovery in Potter County. Part 2 will focus on public comments made after various reports were given.
The Potter County Commissioners’ Court, along with community members, wildfire survivors and others in the packed room, heard an update Monday, June 22 regarding the emergency reponse before and after the fires ravaged Bishop Hill Estates last month.
On Monday, approximately three weeks after the Stinky Fire and Amarillo landfill fire happened May 17 and 18, a Disaster Declaration was identified as being drawn up by Max Dunlap, City Emergency Management Coordinator with the Amarillo Office of Emergency Management (OEM), before the fire actually erupted…