(Photo Credit: Gillespie County Sheriff’s Office)

Headlines:  Grover Cleveland (#22 and #24) Born 188 Years Ago / Crabapple Fire is 85% Contained / Fire By The Numbers:  9 Houses 20 Buildings 1 Fighter Injured / Hay, Feed, Fencing Needed / Drone Restrictions / BBB This Thursday

It’s Tuesday March 18th. 

President Grover Cleveland was born on this date in 1837 and was the first Democrat voted into office after the Civil War. Up until last November, he was the only President in history to have served two nonconsecutive terms - #22 and #24, and the only President to be married in the White House - he was 49…and she was 21. 

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This just in…here’s the latest on the Crabapple fire that is still breathing while it’s 85% contained. According to the Press Release from The City of Fredericksburg an estimated 9737 acres have been affected….According to the Texas A&M Forest Service and the Texas Division of Emergency Management we now have some damage assessments:

9 total residences have been destroyed - 7 of those possibly occupied, 2 confirmed unoccupied.  2 residences damaged, 20 outbuildings destroyed, and 4 outbuildings damaged.

Fire Chief Lynn Bizzell said those numbers could have been much higher were it not for the efforts of the crews, and the structures were the first priorities…and accept that they could not save everything. 

Unfortunately, one fire fighter has been injured in the fight; a limb fell from a burning tree and struck the first responder. They were taken to the hospital and have already been treated and released. 

We reported yesterday that food, water, and other supply donations are not needed but what is needed is for the affected livestock of our Texas ranchers - they need hay, feed, and fencing supplies for those cattle, goats, and sheep. If you have questions or answers for that help call 830-988-6173.

One final note if you own a drone and want to fly over the burned areas there is a Temporary Flight Restriction. Hate for your drone to be taken out by an Air Tanker.

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Baron Wiley - Boerne Radio 103.9FM