When firefighters arrived, they found heavy fire and smoke coming from the church. Bridges said the fire was initially upgraded to a second-alarm because a fire at a large, vacant building can easily get out of hand and crews wanted to make sure they had enough resources.

Austin firefighters responded to 9800 North Lamar Boulevard around 6:30 a.m. Sunday. Callers reported smoke coming from a large building that was later determined to be an abandoned bank. No injuries were reported.

At least two homes caught fire Monday in south Austin, according to the Austin Fire Department. Around 12:15 p.m., AFD said the fire was happening in the 4300 block of Triboro Trail. That’s near MoPac.

With increasingly hot weather and topographical features that resemble those in parts of Southern California, the booming Texas metropolis ranks fifth among U.S. cities threatened by wildfire.

Central Texas first responders moved forward with their new partnership to form the Helicopter Search and Rescue Team.

The Austin Fire Department said Sunday that its firefighters found a dead body after extinguishing a trash fire in the area of the 700-835 block of West Ben White Boulevard.

AUSTIN, Texas — A fire at an abandoned bank in North Austin on Sunday morning is now out. According to the Austin Fire Department, crews responded to the fire at 9800 N. Lamar Blvd., just north ...

Texas — As freezing and near-freezing temperatures continue across Central Texas, Austin Fire Department (AFD) crews responded to a fire at a vacant church in northeast Austin Tuesday afternoon.

The Arlington Fire Department is investigating the cause of a fire that broke out Thursday on the University of Texas at Arlington campus.

A gas leak in a four-inch main caused the closure of several streets near downtown Georgetown and the evacuation of 388 people, officials said.

Funeral services were held Wednesday for Phoenix Fire Department's Captain Paramedic Anthony Mock. Mock died Jan. 22, 2025, after battling two rare forms of cancer for the past two years, the fire department announced. He was 39. He is survived by his wife, two daughters, mother and father, two sisters and a brother.

Downtown Georgetown evacuation orders have been lifted after officials stopped a gas leak near Main Street and University Avenue around 5 p.m. Jan. 29, according to a city news release.