Local officials are urging people to take safety precautions to protect themselves, their families and their pets ahead of America's 250th anniversary.
The Bexar County Fire Marshal’s Office is seeking the public’s help to identify a person of interest believed to have intentionally set two fires on private property in north Bexar County.
A San Antonio man told investigators he was innocent before Bexar County Sheriff’s deputies took him into custody Monday in connection with setting a house on fire last year.
The unincorporated portions of Bexar County saw a 31% increase in firework-related incidents compared to previous New Year’s celebrations, according to a county news release.
Several Bexar County emergency agencies and Judge Peter Sakai are hosting a press conference Wednesday to discuss preparations for forecasted “critical fire weather conditions,” according to a county news release.
The burn ban went into effect on Tuesday, Aug. 12, after hundreds of acres went up in smoke a week earlier in the Silver Mountain Fire in south Bexar County.
Home never felt as good as it does now for some south Bexar County residents who evacuated due to a large grassfire on Tuesday.
When the Bexar County Commissioners Court reconvenes next week, county fire officials said Wednesday that they will recommend a burn ban after hundreds of acres went up in smoke.
