A brush fire sent smoke billowing into the skies of Bastrop County, Tuesday. It scorched seven acres near the intersection of Bird Dog and Grutech Drive, threatening the Hunters Crossing subdivision, as well as a nearby mobile home park. About 35 firefighters from four departments, plus the Texas Forest Service were called in to help [...]
Firefighters are still fighting a fire that started at Camp Swift, about 7 miles from Bastrop. Bastrop firefighters have pulled back and now Camp Swift firefighters are working to put out the blaze.
Fire officials estimated the fire spanned about 180 acres, but said it was difficult to know for sure how big it was because [...]
It’s been several days since the fires sparked in Bastrop County and the recovery efforts are underway. A team from the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of East Texas has been helping in the recovery efforts by looking for trees that were still smoldering and were in danger of falling. Their objective was to clear the area and [...]
Texas Forest Service officials have requested help from agencies around the country to help contain a wildfire that has burned 1,200 acres east of Bastrop since Saturday, officials said. A group of 20 firefighters from Asheville, N.C., is expected to arrive today to help battle the remnants of the blaze using shovels, picks and chain [...]
Officials call it one of the worst fires ever to strike Bastrop County. The wildfire charred more than 1,250 acres of land, destroyed 25 homes and displaced hundreds of residents.
The blaze began at around 12:30 p.m. Saturday and continued well into Sunday. Though conditions improved from day one to day two, the situation remains precarious, [...]
Bastrop County fire and emergency crews are still working on completely extinguishing a fire that began Saturday, destroying more than two dozen homes and burned more than 1,000 acres, said county spokeswoman Gayle Wilhelm.
Wilhelm said there are still areas of the fire that are “flaring up” and firefighters are still working to keep those hot [...]
Firefighters had the 750-acre Bastrop County blaze half under control by 9 a.m. Sunday, Texas Forest Service officials said. So far, there are no injuries from the fire, which started about noon Saturday, destroying 23 homes, three commercial businesses, four vehicles, and numerous outbuildings, including barns, garages, and sheds.
At midnight Saturday, 40 percent of the [...]
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