TAMU Forest Service: 8,640-acre wildfire outside Fredericksburg is 'calming down'
A wildfire that began Saturday afternoon has reached 40% containment, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service.
Wildfires, including one near Fredericksburg, rage across thousands of acres in Texas
As high winds blow through the South this weekend, thousands of acres of wildfires are raging in Texas. An outbreak of wildfires began in Texas on Friday as winds exceeded 30 miles per hour and dry land provided the ideal fuel.
Crews battling 8,640-acre Crabapple wildfire near Fredericksburg, now 40% contained
Fire crews in Gillespie County and Texas A&M Forest Service are continuing to battle the large blaze that began Saturday at around 1 p.m.
400-acre wildfire burning near Fredericksburg, 0% contained
The Texas A&M Forest Service reported on Saturday afternoon the Crabapple fire was burning in Gillespie County. The size of the fire is 400 acres, and as of 2:12 p.m. was zero percent contained.
Wildfire near Fredericksburg grows to more than 8,600 acres
A wildfire in Gillespie County that prompted evacuations Saturday grew to more than 8,600 acres by the evening, according to an update from the Texas A&M Forest Service. READ MORE:
Crabapple wildfire grows to 8640 acres near Fredericksburg, 40% contained
Crews are responding to an 8600-acre wildfire near Fredericksburg and is currently 40% contained. Officials said the Crabapple fire started near 8700 Lower Crabapple Rd. Fredericksburg Fire is directing evacuees to a shelter at Zion Lutheran Church at 426 West Main St.
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Texas wildfires: FEMA approves federal assistance grants for fires in Gray, Gillespie counties
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Massive Grass Fire Prompts Evacuations, State of Disaster Declared in Gillespie County Near Fredericksburg, Texas
Texas firefighters tackle a blaze near Fredericksburg, expanding from 400 to 8,640 acres, prompting evacuations.
Crabapple Fire near Fredericksburg more than 9,500 acres, 40% contained
A Gillespie County wildfire, named the Crabapple fire, prompted evacuations as it reached more than 8,600 acres Saturday night, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service.
Texas fire crews respond to 8,640-acre grass fire near Fredericksburg
Fire departments across Gillespie County are responding to a 400-acre Crabapple fire near Fredericksburg Saturday afternoon.
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Smoke from 8,640-acre Gillespie County wildfire blowing into the Austin area
The Crabapple Fire has burned about 400 acres north of Fredericksburg and is zero percent contained, according to the Texas A ...
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Firefighters battle 8,640-acre Crabapple Fire in Texas Hill Country, currently at 0% containment
Firefighters from across the region, state, and nation are working tirelessly to contain the Crabapple Fire, which has ...
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'I'm going full mama bear!' | Wife seeking justice a year after her husband was shot to death
Investigators said he had been shot multiple times. At the time of the shooting, radio transmissions from Gillespie County first responders revealed the woman who shot Reid made a frantic call to ...
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Woman who said she was drugged and kidnapped by a man she shot and killed now charged with murder
FREDERICKSBURG, Texas — A deadly shooting investigation ... Lejeune has been charged with Reid's murder. According to the Gillespie County Sheriff's Office, Reid and Lejeune were from Montgomery ...
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A massive wildfire north of Fredericksburg in Gillespie County continues to rage across thousands of acres without containment.