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April 14, 2022
Bandera County fire fighters battle 70-acre blaze, bring flames under control
By Jessica Nohealapa’ahi
The Bandera Prophet
Bandera County fire fighters responded quickly to a brush fire on FM 470 in Tarpley.
The alert, sent out at about 10:38 a.m. this morning, reported a brush fire about 400 feet wide in the 12000 block of FM 470. Later, the fire was reported to have spread to 70 acres.
Fire Marshal Jason Rutherford, Tarpley, Bandera, Medina, Pipe Creek, Bandera, Lakeshore, Utopia and Castle Lake Volunteer Fire Departments, and Bandera County EMS responded to the fast-moving blaze.
It was under control by 1 p.m.
The alert, sent out at about 10:38 a.m. this morning, reported a brush fire about 400 feet wide in the 12000 block of FM 470. Later, the fire was reported to have spread to 70 acres.
Fire Marshal Jason Rutherford, Tarpley, Bandera, Medina, Pipe Creek, Bandera, Lakeshore, Utopia and Castle Lake Volunteer Fire Departments, and Bandera County EMS responded to the fast-moving blaze.
It was under control by 1 p.m.