3 days ago · A temporary flight restriction (TFR) is in place for the Crabapple Fire area. The full details may be found at the Federal Aviation Administration website linked below. The purpose of the TFR is to provide a safe environment for firefighting aircraft to effectively work in the fire area. ... Brian Mensch, Texas A&M Forest Service: Coordinates ...

1 day ago · As of Sunday night, the Crabapple Fire in Gillespie County has burned 9,500 acres and is 55% contained, according to the City of Fredericksburg and Texas A&M Forest Service. The size of the area ...

12 hours ago · The Texas A&M Forest Service reported that the Crabapple fire was at 40% containment as of 5:33 a.m. At the time, it had burned through an estimated 8,640 acres of land. At the time, it had burned ...

1 day ago · Crews are still working on the fire. The Crabapple fire began impacting the area on Saturday, March 15, while a Red Flag warning was in effect due to 45-mph winds in most of that State of Texas.

16 hours ago · Around 1 p.m. Saturday, departments from across Gillespie County responded to the grass fire located in the 8700 block of Lower Crabapple. Officials say the fire moved east across Highway 16 North ...

17 hours ago · AUSTIN, Texas — Fire crews in Gillespie County along with the Texas A&M Forest Service are continuing to battle a 9,500-acre wildfire north of Fredericksburg that sparked on Saturday afternoon ...

2 days ago · 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.

1 day ago · The Crabapple Fire has burned thousands of acres in Gillespie County in just over 32 hours. As of 9 p.m. March 16, the fire burned 9,500 acres and is 55 percent contained.

14 hours ago · The fire started around 1 p.m. on Saturday near 8700 Lower Crabapple Road, about 11 miles north of downtown Fredericksburg and then travelled east across Highway 16 North due to prime conditions ...

3 days ago · Weather: Gusty south winds and continued low humidity will be expected across South Central Texas Monday resulting in critical fire weather conditions for areas mainly along and west of the I-35 corridor. Sustained winds around 15 to 25 mph with higher gusts to 35 mph will coincide with minimum RH values of 10 to 20 percent across the affected ...