Beaver County, OK

An injury accident occurred on Sunday May 15th at approximately 2:59am approximately 14 miles southwest of Balko, OK in Beaver County. A 2003 Toyota Pickup driven by Tomas Tiniguar,29, of Perryton, Texas, was southbound on US-83 when he fell asleep and departed the roadway to the right. The driver then...

BEAVER COUNTY, Oklahoma (KVII) — A Perryton man is in critical condition after police said he was ejected in a rollover crash in Beaver County, Oklahoma. According to Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Tomas Tiniguar, 29, was southbound on US-83 when he fell asleep around 3 a.m. Sunday 14 miles southwest of Balko.

The independent Tri-County Electric Cooperative Foundation Board of Directors met April 13 and disbursed $16,350 to seven local organizations that applied for funds in the first quarter of 2022. The board also elected to donate an extra $10,000 to fire departments in Beaver County due to the grass fire in...

BALKO, OKLAHOMA (KVII) — A volunteer firefighter who died a month after being burned while battling a wildfire in the Oklahoma panhandle will be buried Sunday. The funeral for Jason Smith is at 2 p.m. Saturday at Balko Baptist Church in Balko, Oklahoma. Smith and Tyler Morris were burned...

AMARILLO, Texas (KVII) — The body of a volunteer firefighter killed while battling a wildfire in Oklahoma was escorted home Tuesday. Clark Funeral Services picked up Jason Smith's body at 5 p.m. in Amarillo. Smith and Tyler Morris -- volunteer firefighters in Balko, Oklahoma -- were burned April 5...

A volunteer firefighter who was badly burned while battling a wildfire in the Oklahoma Panhandle has died. "It is with heavy heart and many tears that we share this news," Western Oklahoma Fire Coverage, a Facebook hub, posted Sunday. "Jason Smith, the Balko firefighter, has succumbed to his injuries received from the rollover crash that he was involved in last month. Please lift his family and friends up in prayer. He gave the ultimate sacrifice as a firefighter."

An Oklahoma firefighter who was injured in a rollover crash while battling a wildfire has died.

The U.S. Fire Administration issued a notification on the death of a firefighter in Oklahoma who succumbed after being injured in a crash last month. On Tuesday, April 5, 2022, Captain Jason Smith and Firefighter Tyler Morris from the Balko (OK) Fire Department were burned when their truck rolled over in a ditch. The two were operating at the scene of the Beaver River Fire in Beaver County. Both were treated in the burn unit at the University Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas.

BALKO, Okla. — One of the two firefighters hurt in a rollover crash while battling a large wildfire in northwest Oklahoma has died. In early April, Tyler Morris and Jason Smith were inside a water tanker when it rolled down an embankment, landing on its top in a fire in Beaver County amid zero visibility. The ground around the truck was charred.

BALKO, OKLAHOMA (KVII) — Balko Fire Chief Robert Marshall thanked everyone for their prayers after the death of firefighter Jason Smith. Smith died Sunday, 33 days after he and Tyler Morris were burned when their truck rolled over in a ditch while helping fight a wildfire in Beaver County.

One of the two volunteer firefighters who were burned last month while battling a wildfire in the Oklahoma panhandle has died. Jason Smith died 33 days after the incident. The two were helping fight the Beaver River Fire in Beaver County. Their truck rolled over due to heavy smoke in the area.

BALKO, OKLAHOMA (KVII) — One of the two volunteer firefighters who were burned last month while battling a wildfire in the Oklahoma panhandle has died. Jason Smith died Sunday, 33 days after the incident. "It is with heavy heart and many tears that we share this news," said Western...