Public information map of the #BigSkyFire in Gillespie County showing an estimated 1,400 acres as of Aug. 3. This is a preliminary perimeter and is subject to change, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service.
A view from the Fredericksburg Walmart parking lot of smoke from the Big Sky fire on Tuesday.
Courtesy Rick Burgess
Public information map of the #BigSkyFire in Gillespie County showing an estimated 1,400 acres as of Aug. 3. This is a preliminary perimeter and is subject to change, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service.
A view from the Fredericksburg Walmart parking lot of smoke from the Big Sky fire.
The fire started about noon Tuesday on private land, about 9 miles north of Fredericksburg, due to a “mechanical malfunction on a piece of equipment,” according to a Forest Service factsheet on the fire.
“Resources continue to work to establish containment lines with over 80 personnel on the ground,” reads a Forest Service statement released at 3:30 p.m. Thursday. “Local resources will remain on scene overnight, monitoring points of concern. No homes have been lost; however, three barn/shed type structures have been lost to the fire. No evacuations were made throughout the day today. Current weather conditions make predicting when 100% containment will be obtained difficult. Crews will continue to remain on scene until the fire is 100% contained.”
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