DRIFTWOOD – An investigation is ongoing following a fire that occurred on Christmas Eve in Driftwood. At 8:24 a.m. on Dec. 24, the North Hays County Fire Rescue and San Marcos Hays County EMS were dispatched to a reported structure fire located behind 501 Onion Creek Lane in Driftwood. The dispatch ...

SAN MARCOS — In the early hours of July 20, 2018, the San Marcos Fire Department (SMFD) responded to calls of an ongoing fire at Iconic Village Apartments. Taking the lives of five young adults, injuring others and displacing over 200 more, the disastrous fire was deemed intentional, but law enforce...

By Brittany Anderson KYLE — A little over nine months after a fire destroyed two local downtown Kyle businesses, p rogress is starting to be made on cleaning up the area and preparing for something new.   Shortly before 2 a.m. on Jan. 27, the Kyle Fire Department responded to a fire that had broken ...

Staff Report HAYS COUNTY – An investigation by the Hays County Fire Marshal and Hays County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) led to the arrest of 32-year-old Kirill O. Belchenko of the unincorporated area of Hays County between Wimberley and San Marcos, on three counts of Felony 2 Arson. He was arrested Sept...

The Hays County Fire Marshal issued a release Dec. 4 ruling the fire and explosion at a Dacy Lane barn on Nov. 27 as accidental in origin. Losses were estimated at $10,000, said the release which was sent by Fire Marshal Scott Raven to the county’s public information officer Laureen Chernow, who dis...

After six years of service in Hays County, Fire Marshal Clint Browning resigned Friday in order to pursue other opportunities, according to county leaders. Hays County Pct. 2 Commissioner Mark Jones  confirmed Browning’s resignation, adding Browning sent his two-week’s notice prior to commissioners ...

For the second time in roughly a week, a business on the Wimberley Square will be closed indefinitely due to a fire. The Chick-a-Dee antique store in downtown Wimberley suffered damage following a fire on the morning of June 7. While only the front of the business sustained fire damage, the entire b...

As temperatures increase, Hays Co. Fire Marshal recommends burning debris ahead of possible burn ban Hays County Fire Marshal Mark Chambers is encouraging county residents who have debris they need to burn to plan to do so within the next few weeks. “As of July 16, the drought index for Hays County ...