March 10, 2026 – Olsen Park teachers were honored at the March 9 School Board meeting for their heroic efforts to extinguish a grass fire near the school on February 17.

From the Amarillo Fire Department, Chief Jason May, Deputy Chief David Kouba, Community Liaison Jeff Justus and Public Information Officer Jason Love made a special presentation to Olsen Park Elementary teachers Jenny Morgan, Natalie Winborne, CC Brooks and substitute teacher Heather Chico. The group helped save the day when a grass fire erupted across the street from the school on February 17 by calling 911, alerting neighbors, and working with other citizens to use water hoses and buckets of water to help extinguish the fire until firefighters arrived and took over.