Crews are responding to a 9700-acre wildfire near Fredericksburg and is currently 65% contained. Officials said the Crabapple fire started near 8700 Lower Crabapple Rd. Fredericksburg Fire is ...

Officials warned that Gillespie County and the Texas Hill Country remain in extreme drought and at risk for fires.

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).

Homes lost and livestock endangered as Crabapple fire continues to ravage acres of land near Fredericksburg in the Texas Hill Country.

After a week of fighting the Crabapple Fire in windy and dry conditions, the fire is 100% contained, Fredericksburg officials ...

A total of 9 homes were destroyed as a result of the massive 9,800-acre wildfire near Fredericksburg. FREDERICKSBURG, Texas — When the Crabapple fire sparked Saturday afternoon, Janet Proch and her ...

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 ...

The Crabapple Fire north of Fredericksburg was 95% contained by Thursday. It has burned 9,858 acres since last weekend.

“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.

The fire continued to spread southeast, between Lower Crabapple and FM 1631. Fredericksburg Fire EMS confirmed two road closures: State Highway 16 North from the Fredericksburg City Limits to ...

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