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Funds are being raised in response to last month’s devastating Crabapple fire to help those who need it most. The $85,000 in ...
Gillespie County Judge Daniel Jones has issued a notice that the burn ban for Gillespie County has been lifted as of Monday, April 7, 2025, at 4 p.m.
ROCKY TOP, Tenn. (WATE) — A large brush fire continues to burn near the Rocky Top community of Anderson County. The fire has grew from 150 acres to 303 acres in size after breaking out on Wednesday.
The Crabapple fire, which was contained this weekend after burning nearly 10,000 acres of mostly ranchland in Gillespie County, about 75 miles west of Austin, was sustained by a torrent of high ...
To help with recovery efforts from the Crabapple Fire, Gillespie County has partnered with the OneStar Foundation, Rebuild Texas to establish the Crabapple Disaster Fund. At this time ...
The fire destroyed nearly 30 buildings and ravaged 9,858 acres of land in an area from Lower Crabapple Road to Farm-to-Market Road 1631 in Gillespie County. The fire started last Saturday about 8 ...
According to Gillespie County officials, the fire – named the Crabapple Fire – started in the 8700 block of Lower Crabapple Road at around 1 p.m. Saturday. By 4:20 p.m. Saturday, the fire had ...
Areas of Texas and New Mexico are at risk of wildfires developing over the weekend, meteorologists are warning.
Meanwhile, a wildfire that had started last Saturday about 8 miles northeast of Fredericksburg, has scorched 9,858 acres in northeast Gillespie County. That Hill Country blaze, which was 95% ...
The Crabapple Fire, for example, got its name based on where it started: just off the 8700 block of Lower Crabapple Road in Gillespie County. The same goes for the Pauline Road Fire. Residents of ...
FREDERICKSBURG, Texas — The Crabapple Fire in Gillespie County has scorched over 9,737 acres and is currently 85% contained. Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller is urging residents to assist by ...
Newsweek has mapped out where active fires are currently burning across Texas, using data from the Texas A&M Forest Service. The state is currently facing multiple wildfires, with officials issuing ...