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Avoid costly surprises by reviewing insurance policies before disaster strikes

If Jay Caffey could offer some advice to homeowners, it would be to know and trust your insurance agent. Caffey and his wife, Brooke, lost their home of 25 years in the Pecan Hill neighborhood in the March 2025 wildfire in Stillwater.
Avoid costly surprises by reviewing insurance policies before disaster strikes
Hay, fencing supplies chief needs for Beaver County wildfire recovery

Wed, Mar 11, 2020

OSU Extension has worked with the State Office of Emergency Management to set up a hotline to match supplies with local producers. The telephone number is 1-866-552-4662.

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State meteorologist calls Oklahoma Mesonet ‘a forecaster’s dream’

Wed, Apr 24, 2019

A system of 120 stations with at least one in every county, the network was designed and implemented by cooperating scientists at Oklahoma State University and the University of Oklahoma, with the two universities continuing to provide valuable

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Oklahoma Mesonet’s ‘OK-FIRE’ services invaluable, easy to use and readily accessible

Fri, Mar 29, 2019

A system of 120 stations with at least one in every county, the network was designed and implemented by cooperating scientists at Oklahoma State University and the University of Oklahoma.

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Safe water, food and medicine important after wildfire

Fri, Apr 20, 2018

STILLWATER, Okla. (April 20, 2018) – After a wildfire, the safety of water and food as well as medications are at the top of the priority list for affected families.

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