**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** WILDFIRES CAN CAUSE WIDESPREAD DAMAGE AND ARE MADE WORSE BY HOT, DRY CONDITIONS AND HIGH WINDS, CONDITIONS OFTEN FOUND IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. FROM FEBRUARY 26TH TO 28TH, 2024, FIRES IN WESTERN OKLAHOMA DESTROYED AT LEAST 18 HOMES, 1,180 CATTLE, 75,000 BALES OF HAY, AND 431 MILES OF FENCE. OSU EXTENSION HAS SEEN SOME IMMEDIATE RESOURCE GAPS, KNOWLEDGE GAPS, AND TRAINING NEEDED TO BETTER SUPPORT OUR STAFF, RANCHERS, AND COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY THIS DISASTER. THESE ACTIONS WILL HELP US RESPOND NOW AND IN THE FUTURE. WE ARE ASSURING OUR OSU EXTENSION EDUCATORS HAVE THE TRAINING, TOOLS, AND SUPPORT THEY NEED FOR THIS RECOVERY. WE ARE CREATING NEW FACTSHEETS AND VIDEOS FOR RANCHERS AFFECTED BY THE FIRES, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO SPEAK SPANISH OR ARE NEW TO RANCHING. WE WILL MAKE OSU EXTENSION AND OKLAHOMA COMMUNITIES MORE PREPARED FOR FUTURE WILDFIRE DISASTERS. THE END GOAL IS TO HELP FARMERS AND RANCHERS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND LOCAL ECONOMIES BOUNCE BACK STRONGER AFTER WILDFIRES BY IMPROVING HOW WE COMMUNICATE DURING A RECOVERY, WORKING BETTER WITH OUR PARTNERS, REDUCING STRESS FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY THE WILDFIRES, AND MAKING SURE ALL AFFECTED GROUPS FEEL SUPPORTED WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES.