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On Wednesday, February 7, 2024 at 5:59pm, Lamb County firefighters and the Littlefield Police Department along with the Lamb County Sheriffs Department were alerted to a grass fire approximately 3 miles south of Littlefield near the Southwestern Public Service substation. Upon arrival at the scene, the Fire Department discovered a utility pole on fire at the top of the pole which dropped wind driven embers into the dry grass below. The cause of the fire was determined to be a possible lightening strike. Volunteer Firefighters from Amherst, Sudan, and Levelland as well as personnel from the Lamb County Sheriff’s Department, the Littlefield Police Department, and TxDoT, and two maintainers provided by Lamb County responded to the wind driven fire. The fire burned 488 acres. No homes or other structures were reported damaged. (Photo by Ann Reagan)