![]() The exclusive product of Veer from 2003 to 2015, Jukebox became one of the industry standards in type libraries available. The deal with Veer blossomed into a whole new venture and JAW Fonts was closed down, retooled and relaunched as Jukebox in June of 2003. ![]() Veer was interested in carrying his font library which then consisted of about 50 faces. In early March of 2003, Walcott received a phone call from the then up-and-coming Veer Inc. Several of his type designs quickly became popular on and the sales grew through late 2002. At that time, his foundry went under the name of “JAW Fonts”. Jason designed his first typeface called “Holiday Times” in the fall of 2000, and that started a long and wonderful journey that lead to the Jukebox of today.Īfter designing five or six more fonts, Jason started selling his typefaces on in summer of 2001. "The problem is they can spread over such a wide area quickly, exponentially, it makes it hard to get a handle on it," said Frederick, adding that firefighting plans must be re-evaluated regularly as conditions change.Jukebox is the brainchild of Jason Walcott, longtime type designer. ![]() In the Panhandle, the mostly flat terrain combined with grasses and some brush that can fuel fires contribute to quickly advancing flames. "All of these are high considerations in a firefighter's safety and firefighter's strategy." "What will it be doing in an hour or in 24 hours?" Frederick said. Generally, when firefighters approach a blaze, they consider the fuel a fire's consuming, the land's topography and weather, all of which help predict the fire's behavior, said Ken Frederick with the Boise, Idaho-based National Interagency Fire Center. "It would be like trying to stop a tornado." "When fire is advancing at 40 mph, you can't put it out," he said. "We thought we were done, and you look over there and here we go again."īorger Fire Chief Gayland Darnell said conditions often have been such that firefighters just have to stand back and do their best. Despite all the work she and others had done to clear grass and brush so the fires would have less fuel, another one ignited. When Mobeetie volunteer firefighter Sallie Adcock saw yet another smoke plume heading skyward late Tuesday, she cringed. Helicopters sent to the region to help have dropped hundreds of thousands of gallons of fire retardant and water along firelines. Firefighters also have set back fires and used bulldozers to clear land in an effort to rob advancing fires of fuel. In their efforts to quell the wildfires, some departments have used soapy water because it sticks to vegetation better and doesn't evaporate as quickly. Rick Perry, who is scheduled to tour the area Thursday, said in a statement. "We made progress overnight in battling some of the fires, and even more firefighters and equipment are headed to the Panhandle to continue the fight," Gov. It has burned nearly half of Roberts County's 591,000 acres, Jan Fulkerson of the forest service said. The East Amarillo fire is a combination of two fires that stretch across eight counties. ![]() About 840,000 acres have burned since Sunday, and animal health officials have estimated the number of dead horses and cattle at 10,000. There were 10 active fires Wednesday, and firefighters responded to more than 200 new fires for a second consecutive 24-hour period. Slight relief came Wednesday afternoon with brief rain in the Borger and Pampa areas, overcast skies and higher humidity, but state officials said conditions remained critical because of the strong winds. "We just have to watch and hope that the winds cooperate and the relative humidity cooperates and we do eventually get better conditions to where we'll be able to put the fires out." We also have low relative humidity, which is one of the factors that will cause everything to burn," Pat Schaub of the Texas Forest Service told CBS Radio News Wednesday. "The winds, while not as high as they were Sunday and Monday, are still going to be gusting up to 30 or 35 miles an hour in the Panhandle area. ![]()
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