GILLESPIE COUNTY, Texas – A massive grass fire, also known as the Crabapple Fire, started in Gillespie County on Saturday, March 15. First responders north of Fredericksburg spotted the fire ...

The Texas A&M Forest Service is offering grants to Central Texans for clearing their land of flammable vegetation to reduce ...

GILLESPIE COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- A fire in the Texas Hill Country is still burning thousands of acres and has now led to its first injury. The Crabapple fire in Gillespie County spread on the ...

GILLESPIE COUNTY, Texas — Evacuations are underway after a new wildfire sparked in Gillespie County on Monday. According to the Gillespie County Communications Center 911 Emergency Dispatch ...

TEXAS, USA — Texas Governor Greg Abbott ... for federal grant assistance to fight the massive wildfires in Gillespie and Gray County. Right now, the Crabapple wildfire near Fredericksburg ...

Larsen Sandyland Sanctuary on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, in Silsbee, Texas. In Gillespie County, a grass fire — now called the Crabapple Fire — broke out at around 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 15 ...

Strong winds are pushing smoke and ash from the Crabapple Fire near Fredricksburg east toward Austin, according to the National Weather Service.

To support recovery efforts from the Crabapple Fire, Gillespie County has partnered with the OneStar Foundation and Rebuild Texas to establish the Crabapple Fire Relief Fund. It is the only ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A fire burning in southwest Gillespie County, off Interstate Highway 10 in the area of the 498-mile marker and Duderstadt Road, has been contained, according to the Texas A&M ...

GILLESPIE COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — Six days after first breaking out, the Crabapple Fire near Fredericksburg in Gillespie County is now 100% contained, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service (TFS).