Staff Report
UPDATE [Aug. 8 at 10:45 a.m.]: According to the Texas A&M Forest Service incident viewer, the size of the fire is 44 acres and is at 90% containment as of Aug. 7 at 4:19 p.m.
UPDATE [Aug. 5 at 4 p.m.]: Evacuation orders will be lifted at 6 p.m., and residents will be able to return to their homes.
UPDATE [Aug. 5 at 10:30 a.m.]: CORRECTION: Only 60 acres have burned, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service, not 100, as previously reported. 14 primary homes were threatened and one sustained very minor damage. Two out-building structures had minor damage. Containment is at 35% and more reinforcements are on the way.
ORIGINAL STORY
Firefighters from multiple counties and entities are assisting the Hermosa Fire in the River Mountain Ranch area between Bluff View and Blanco River in Wimberley. The fire ignited on Aug. 3 shortly after 5 p.m. Roughly 45 households voluntarily evacuated and eight were instructed to leave by county officials. Two structures have been saved. First Baptist Church in Wimberley is available as a temporary evacuation shelter at 15951 Winters Mill Pkwy.
This is a developing story.
