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A live record of where Rancher Navy has been, where we are right now, and what we're standing by for next.

Mission Stories

Relief work beyond the headlines.

Fire in Texas, flood in the Hill Country, hurricane in the North Carolina mountains. Each story separates what the disaster did from what Rancher Navy's volunteers did in response.

Rancher Navy field photo from the Ross Fire response in Palo Pinto and Jack counties, Texas

August 2026 Palo Pinto & Jack Counties, Texas

Ross Fire Recovery

Rancher Navy continues supporting affected rural communities, ranchers, and livestock through recovery.

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July 2026 Uvalde & Kerrville, Texas

Texas Hill Country Flood Response

Rancher Navy supported Search and Rescue efforts, SAR for animals and people, as directed by their SAR swift water partners.

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September 2024 Bat Cave, North Carolina

Hurricane Helene Relief in Bat Cave

Rancher Navy hauled hay, feed, and relief supplies into Bat Cave, North Carolina after the flooding cut off mountain communities, reaching ranchers and families the roads couldn't.

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August 2026Palo Pinto & Jack Counties, Texas

Ross Fire

The Ross Fire burned 89,989 acres across Palo Pinto and Jack counties and is now 100% contained. Rancher Navy continues supporting affected rural communities, ranchers, and livestock through recovery.

The Ross Fire burned for 23 days before the Texas A&M Forest Service confirmed final 100% containment on September 16, 2026. Rancher Navy continues supporting recovery—helping move livestock, organize hay and supply donation drop-offs, load and deliver hay to farmers and ranchers for their livestock and animals, prepare livestock and animal-triage totes donated by Glasgow Law Firm in Stephenville, gather food and supplies for responders, and coordinate relief for rural families, ranchers, and animals impacted by the wildfire.

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July 2026Uvalde & Kerrville, Texas

Texas Hill Country Flooding

Severe flooding swept through the Texas Hill Country, inundating homes, barns, and ranch properties across Uvalde and Kerrville — including Corrival Ranch, a 57-acre full-service equestrian center in Kendall County near Sisterdale, where 80 horses were stranded by rising flood waters.

Rancher Navy supported Search and Rescue efforts — SAR for animals and people — as directed by their SAR swift water partners. At Corrival Ranch in Boerne, volunteers rescued 80 stranded horses — 30 pulled from flooded stalls and 50 more from another area of the property — reaching scared animals trapped in an unsafe location and moving them to higher ground. As the water receded, additional help arrived to load and trailer the animals to a safe evacuation point and gather donations for their care. This is what Rancher Navy stands for: volunteers risking their own safety, using their own trailers, and paying for their own gas and supplies to show up. Special thanks to E.J. Dennis, Jake Stovall, Ali OMalley, Sofie Patton, Ashley Elizabeth, Josiah McDermott, the Sisterdale Volunteer Fire Department, and many more. Photos: Morgan Broome.

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East Texas Flood Community Food Bank Drive

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July 2026East Texas

East Texas Flood Community Food Bank Drive

Rancher Navy volunteers stocked community food banks across East Texas after severe flooding — sorting and packing canned goods, fresh produce, and cases of water, then hauling full pallets to distribution points for displaced families.

Flooding across East Texas strained local food banks just as demand surged. Volunteers stepped in to keep shelves stocked for families in need.

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Response Completed

Spring 2026Amarillo, Texas

Wheeler RV Park Tornado

A tornado tore through the Wheeler RV Park, destroying and overturning RVs and scattering residents' belongings across the property.

Rancher Navy supported displaced RV owners with replacing their belongings inside the RVs.

Response Completed

Gov. Declared

April 28, 2026Northeast Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto County, Texas

Mineral Wells Tornado

A late-afternoon tornado touched down on the northeast side of Mineral Wells, damaging or destroying more than 60 homes — with many more affected by tree and roof damage.

Rancher Navy provided residents with hotel rooms after the tornado damaged and destroyed their homes and properties, coordinating support alongside local relief organizations.

Response Completed

Gov. Declared

April 26, 2026Runaway Bay, Wise County, Texas

Runaway Bay Tornado (EF2)

An EF2 tornado with peak wind speeds of 135 mph struck Runaway Bay in Wise County on April 26, 2026, causing significant home damage.

Rancher Navy provided support to displaced property owners, including hotel rooms.

Response Completed

Gov. Declared

April 25, 2026Springtown, Parker County, Texas

Springtown Tornado (EF1)

Severe storms brought an EF1 tornado to Springtown, damaging and destroying dozens of homes and causing loss of life.

Rancher Navy supported displaced property owners with hotel rooms for those who needed a place to stay, alongside relief coordination for affected agricultural and rural families in the area.

Response Completed

February 17, 2026Ashland, Englewood, Knowles, Gate, and dozens of ranches across southwest Kansas and the Oklahoma Panhandle

Ranger Road Fire

Fuzion teams drove their own trucks and trailers into the disaster zone, delivering donated hay and supplies to ranchers who lost everything — meeting Rancher Navy in the field alongside volunteers from across the US and Canada.

This fire became the inspiration for the Support Beacon Relief™ platform.

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Response Completed

October 2025Jamaica

Evacuation from Jamaica

Rancher Navy helped evacuate families from Jamaica by air after a major hurricane — flying vulnerable residents out of the disaster zone to safety and reuniting them with loved ones.

A powerful hurricane battered Jamaica, cutting off communities and leaving residents in urgent need of evacuation.

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Response Completed

July 4–5, 2025Texas Hill Country — Guadalupe River corridor near Kerrville and Hunt, Texas

July 2025 Central Texas Floods

Rancher Navy and United Cajun Navy worked side by side with SAR agencies and volunteers from across the region, conducting water rescues and coordinating relief efforts on the ground.

One of the deadliest flooding disasters in Texas history, with more than 137 fatalities and over $1.1 billion in damage.

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Response Completed

2025Yalobusha County, Mississippi

Yalobusha County Ice Storm

Rancher Navy answered the call after a devastating ice storm in Yalobusha County, Mississippi — clearing downed timber, rebuilding, and delivering a donated travel trailer to a veteran left without a home.

A severe ice storm crippled Yalobusha County, Mississippi, downing trees and power lines and leaving rural families — including a local veteran — without shelter.

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Response Completed

September 2024Bat Cave, North Carolina

Hurricane Helene — Bat Cave

Rancher Navy hauled hay, feed, and relief supplies into Bat Cave, North Carolina after Hurricane Helene's catastrophic flooding cut off mountain communities — reaching ranchers and families the roads couldn't.

Hurricane Helene unleashed historic flooding across western North Carolina, destroying roads and stranding remote mountain communities like Bat Cave.

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Response Completed

2024Possum Kingdom Lake, Palo Pinto County, Texas

PK Lake Fires & Evacuation

Rancher Navy helped evacuate horses and livestock as wildfire raced toward Possum Kingdom Lake in Palo Pinto County, moving animals to safety and hauling in feed and supplies for displaced ranchers.

Fast-moving wildfire threatened ranches and homes around Possum Kingdom Lake in Palo Pinto County, forcing evacuations across the area.

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Response Completed

May 2024Valley View, Cooke County, Texas

Valley View Tornado

Rancher Navy answered the call in Valley View, Texas after a violent tornado tore through Cooke County — clearing debris, recovering livestock, and helping ranch families dig out and rebuild.

A powerful tornado ripped through Valley View in Cooke County, Texas, flattening homes and barns and scattering livestock across the countryside.

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Response Completed

February – March 2024Texas Panhandle

Smokehouse Creek Fire

Hay drops, livestock relief coordination, and supply dispatch to affected ranches across the Panhandle.

The largest wildfire in Texas history, burning over 1 million acres before containment.

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Response Completed

March 2022Eastland, Bluff Dale, and Lipan, Texas

Eastland Complex Fires

Volunteers hauled hay, feed, and fencing supplies to ranchers across Eastland County after the Eastland Complex Fires tore through pastures and homes — helping families keep surviving livestock fed and rebuild what the fire took.

The Eastland Complex burned tens of thousands of acres across North Central Texas, leaving ranchers without pasture, fences, or feed for their herds.

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