Strong winds are pushing smoke and ash from the Crabapple Fire near Fredricksburg east toward Austin, according to the National Weather Service.
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 ...
The Crabapple Fire north of Fredericksburg was 95% contained by Thursday. It has burned 9,858 acres since last weekend.
Officials warned that Gillespie County and the Texas Hill Country remain in extreme drought and at risk for fires.
A Gillespie County wildfire, named the Crabapple fire, prompted evacuations as it reached more than 9,700 acres by Monday, ...
New details have emerged in the 9,700-acre wildfire that is ravaging land in the Texas Hill Country. The blaze began near Fredericksburg on Saturday, March 15.
In Montgomery County, evacuations were ordered for the following areas: Holstein Drive, Hereford Way, Cross Cut, Rock Pigeon, ...
FREDERICKSBURG, Texas — The Crabapple Fire is now fully contained. Having burned nearly 9,900 acres, the wildfire that sparked north of Fredericksburg Saturday has reached 100% containment ...
“Thankfully, the wind has subsided in the Texas Hill Country and our crews are working to stop the forward progress of the Crabapple Fire,” Fredericksburg Fire Chief Lynn Bizzell said.