John Erickson - Out of the Ashes 2017 

On March 6, 2017, demoralizing fires consumed the Western Plains, scarring more than 800,000 acres of precious land in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Colorado. At times, the fires moved at more than 80 mph in what would has become one of the most devastating natural disasters in recent history. On March 6, 2017, demoralizing fires consumed the Western Plains, scarring more than 800,000 acres of precious land in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Colorado. At times, the fires moved at more than 80 mph in what would has become one of the most devastating natural disasters in recent history. We taveled with R.W. Hampton to hear about the families affected, and how the West showed resilience in the face of adversity, as part of a fund raising effort for victims of the fires called Out of the Ashes 2017. #mywest