AUSTIN, Texas — Fire crews have finally contained the Crabapple fire near Fredericksburg after spending nearly a week battling the 9,858-acre blaze that sparked on Saturday afternoon.

GILLESPIE COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — The Crabapple Fire near Fredericksburg in Gillespie County prompted evacuations as it grew to more than 9,700 acres by Monday, according to the Texas A&M Forest ...

That Hill Country blaze, which was 95% contained as of 9 a.m. Thursday, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service, was called the Crabapple Fire. But where do these wildfire names come from? What ...

The Crabapple fire, which was contained this weekend after ... are the dry conditions that make wildfires a growing possibility in Central Texas. Gillespie County, like much of the Hill Country, ...

Some volunteers were bound for Texas Hill Country and others were ... Molder tells NBC 5 that his strike team was pulled from the Crabapple Fire and is on standby and proactively protecting ...

The Crabapple fire was the second-largest fire burning in the state Saturday, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service. The agency said the biggest active blaze Saturday was the Windmill fire in ...

A bulldozer moves charred branches while looking for hotspots in the Crabapple Fire along North State Highway 16 near Fredericksburg, Texas, on Monday, March 17, 2025. (Josie Norris/The San ...

Fire crews from across the region are fighting a large grass fire north of Fredericksburg that has spread to 9,700 acres. The blaze near Lower Crabapple Road started around 1:45 p.m. Saturday ...

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

Areas of Texas and New Mexico are at risk of wildfires developing over the weekend, meteorologists are warning.