Dozens of firefighters from Buda, Kyle, Manchaca and San Marcos responded just past dawn on May 15 to a house fire in the 400 block of Overlook Mountain West in Eliot Ranch west of Buda. Arriving fire crews found the home fully engulfed with flames and smoke visible from all sides and the roof, acco...

Hays County now has a Countywide Fire Code. The new standards and rules were adopted by the Commissioners Court last month. The code became effective Jan. 1 and is designed to provide the basis for fire protection for the occupants of new construction as well as authorize the Fire Marshal to make “f...

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...

The Hays County Fire Marshal’s office is investigating what caused a Kyle-area barn to explode last week. It happened on Wednesday, Nov. 27 in the 3800 block of Dacy Lane. Responding agencies included the Hays County Sheriff’s Office, the Kyle Fire Department and EMS. Kyle Fire Chief Kyle Taylor sai...