Month: January 2022

Although clearing the area around your home can help, fire safety expert Jeffrey Shapiro says you should evacuate your home before you feel things become dangerous. AUSTIN, Texas — With the Rolling Pines wildfire in Bastrop County having forced hundreds of families from their homes as a precaution, KVUE checked in with a fire safety expert to learn how homeowners can better protect their homes. If you’re within a mile of a fire, or even…

Bastrop County residents were allowed to return to their homes Wednesday, a day after a prescribed burn set by Texas Parks and Wildlife in Bastrop State Park escaped from fire managers, officials said, growing to about 780 acres — more than five times its intended size. About 150 households were forced to evacuate Tuesday, officials said. No injuries or property damage has been reported, and the 783-acre fire was 30% contained as of 3:30 p.m….

BASTROP, Texas — A prescribed burn got out of hand Tuesday afternoon, setting off a wildfire that burned through several hundred acres in the Bastrop, Texas, area. Despite some warning signs, including notable wind speeds, the prescribed burn was permitted as planned. But just how fast were the winds going? For context, here’s a timeline of Tuesday’s events:

Firefighters say they made “good progress” overnight Tuesday and into Wednesday morning in stopping the spread of the Rolling Pines Fire in Bastrop County, which has led to the evacuation of about 250 families. As of 9 a.m. Wednesday, the wildfire has burned 783 acres and is 30% contained. While some evacuated residents south of FM 1441 were able to return to their homes, officials say the main evacuation area and State Highway 21 remain…

The Texas A&M Forest Service spent Jan. 18 readying firefighting resources in anticipation of an increase in wildfire activity caused by prefrontal weather conditions approaching the state. The Texas A&M Forest Service is anticipating an increase in wildfire danger due to forecasted weather conditions. (Texas A&M Forest Service photo) The fire environment will include elevated to critical fire weather, with above normal temperatures and wind speeds near 20 mph in conjunction with freeze-cured grasses across the landscape….

A wildfire in Bastrop County is threatening neighborhoods and has so far burned at least 300 acres, the Texas A&M Forest Service says. The fire is 0% contained, emergency officials say. Residents of Pine Hill Estates, including Pine Hill Drive, were told to evacuate their homes at 2:55 p.m. Tuesday. That was followed by evacuations of Pine Tree Loop, Linda Lane and Lisa Lane at 3:20 p.m. State Highway 21 has been closed north of…

Officials say the fire started in relation to a prescribed burn. BASTROP, Texas — Officials are evacuating a street in Bastrop County as first responders work to get a massive wildfire fire under control Tuesday afternoon. According to the Bastrop County Office of Emergency Management, the wildfire is at 100 Park Road 1A in Bastrop, just north of SH 71 and south of SH 21. Officials are asking the following residents to evacuate:  Update at…

Officials say the fire started in relation to a prescribed burn. BASTROP, Texas — Officials are evacuating a street in Bastrop County as first responders work to get a massive wildfire fire under control Tuesday afternoon. According to the Bastrop County Office of Emergency Management, the wildfire is at 100 Park Road 1A in Bastrop. Officials are evacuating those on Pine Hill Drive.  Some road closures have also been implemented at SH 21 at the…