The fire started around 1 p.m. on Saturday near 8700 Lower Crabapple Road, about 11 miles north of downtown Fredericksburg and then travelled east across Highway 16 North due to prime conditions for wildfires in the region, including high winds.

Pastor Jonathan Mollenkopf of the Zion Lutheran Church in Fredericksburg, Texas joins Chris Jansing to describe the impact of the wildfires and how his church is helping the community.

According to ODEM, a red flag warning will remain in effect for a majority of Oklahoma from 11:00 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday, March 17. A Fire Weather Watch will remain in effect for Oklahoma until Tuesday.

As communities across Oklahoma continue to recover from devastating wildfires, first responders urge residents to use common sense as weather conditions revive the threat of new blazes this week. The Oklahoma Forestry Services Fire Management Division is urging residents to use common sense as the state’s four million residents,