Combination Trail Ride / Outdoor Festival draws thousands to Crabb’s Prairie area A popular outdoor event held this past weekend drew thousands from all over the State to rural northwest Walker County. The event took place on FM 2550 in Crabb’s Prairie, complete with camping, trail riding and music. A Friday night music event kickedContinue reading “Fire, Shooting Reported During Weekend Event”
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New Waverly Firefighters Return Home from Texas Fire Lines
Veteran Wildland Firefighters tapped to lead specialized teams battling state wildfires New Waverly Firefighters Chance Gardner and Shane Gehovak are no strangers to battling wildfires. Both grew up in the area and served in the New Waverly Volunteer Fire Department before starting a career in the fire service and returning home to serve as someContinue reading “New Waverly Firefighters Return Home from Texas Fire Lines”
New Waverly Firefighters put Lessons Learned to Work on Area Wildfires
NWFD crews train to national standards and deploy across the country, gaining experience in fighting major wildfires. The historic 2011 Texas wildfire season was a wake-up call for Texas Firefighters and State Emergency Management Officials. The 2011 Texas wildfires were a series of destructive fires that occurred in the 2011 fire season. During 2011 inContinue reading “New Waverly Firefighters put Lessons Learned to Work on Area Wildfires”
New Waverly Wildland Firefighters Headed to the Hill Country
The NWFD crew will join with a South Texas Strike Team assigned to a major wildfire in Llano County. At approximately 2pm Thursday, a growing wildfire between Llano and Kingsland prompted State Officials to activate the Texas Intrastate Fire Mutual Aid System or TIFMAS. Overnight, crews were called in from across the state to assistContinue reading “New Waverly Wildland Firefighters Headed to the Hill Country”
Wildland Firefighters Day – A Time to Honor and Remember Those that Serve
Day of recognition falls during National Week of Remembrance for fallen Wildland Firefighters July 2 honors the dedicated personnel who coordinate their efforts to protect the nation’s wildlands. It’s also a day to remember the sacrifice made each time a firefighter steps into a wildland fire. Every year, wildfires burn millions of acres across theContinue reading “Wildland Firefighters Day – A Time to Honor and Remember Those that Serve”
New Waverly Firefighters Deployed to North Texas Wildfires
Voluntary evacuations underway as high winds drive Palo Pinto County wildfire towards neighborhoods Palo Pinto County officials are encouraging residents in the Gaines Bend community on the south shore of Possum Kingdom Lake to voluntarily evacuate as flames from a major wildfire continue to advance. The fire, which began Wednesday afternoon, was dubbed the Storage Fire by theContinue reading “New Waverly Firefighters Deployed to North Texas Wildfires”
New Waverly Firefighters Deploy to the Panhandle
State Emergency Management Officials prepare for increased wildfire risk. Long before daylight Monday morning, activity picked up at the New Waverly fire station as firefighters prepared to embark on their latest call up by the State. By 8am an NWFD Type 3 Wildland Fire Engine was on its way to the Texas Panhandle. While thereContinue reading “New Waverly Firefighters Deploy to the Panhandle”
Rains Return, Bring Risk of Lightning Strike Fires
Recent Wildfire one of several started by lightning during summer storms. Rainfall is in our forecast for Thursday and Friday, with more possible next week. Most of southeast Texas has been suffering from an extended drought this summer and our drought readings are nearing the top of the scale in some parts of Walker County.Continue reading “Rains Return, Bring Risk of Lightning Strike Fires”
New Waverly Firefighters Return Home after 3 Weeks on the Texas Fire Lines
On July 19th, as fires raged across north Texas, State Emergency Management Officials once again activated the Texas Intrastate Fire Mutual Aid System, (TIFMAS). Since early spring, New Waverly Firefighters have been deployed several times to west Texas and the Panhandle as drought conditions contributed to major wildfires. As in those previous deployments, a crewContinue reading “New Waverly Firefighters Return Home after 3 Weeks on the Texas Fire Lines“
New Waverly Firefighters deployed to Lake Somerville fire.
At 4:16pm on August 7th, The Texas A&M Forest Service was requested to the Burns Creek Fire in Washington County. The fire began in the area of the 6600 block of FM 1948, and moved north in the direction of Lake Somerville. TAMFS is in unified command with local resources. Evacuations were ordered on SchulenburgContinue reading “New Waverly Firefighters deployed to Lake Somerville fire.”
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