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It’s Already Been a Long, Hot Summer
Summer Officially Begins Tuesday, But This Area’s Roasting, Dry Conditions Are Already Exhausting
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A fire near West Point burned about 2.5 acres on Friday afternoon, June 17. The fire started from a small pile of logs that the property owner burned and left unattended. Photo by Andy Behlen -
About 30 firefighters from four departments battled a fire on Walhalla Rd. Thursday afternoon.
La Grange Fire Department put out a fire that burned about two-and-a-half acres on Makinson Rd. near West Point last Friday, June 17.
The call came in around 1:15 p.m. La Grange Fire Chief Frank Menefee said the property owner started a small pile of logs on fire. Menefee said the property owner reported that he left the fire unattended but did not think it would get out of control.
“Things are really dry and that’s not a good thing,” Menefee said.
The Fayette County Commissioners Court had enacted a burn ban about a week prior due to dry conditions. The property owner did not know about the burn ban, Menefee said.
La Grange Fire Department responded with two brush trucks, a tanker and about five firefighters.
Several neighbors assisted at the scene as well.
Firefighters extinguished the blaze and left the scene around 2:10 p.m.
According to LCRA’s Hydromet temperature data at the Colorado River in La Grange, here were the high temperatures last week:
Monday June 13: 100
Tuesday June 14: 98
Wednesday June 15: 101
Thursday June 16: 101
Friday June 17: 99
Saturday June 18: 100
Sunday June 19: 100
• LCRA reported a temperature of 103.8 at Buckers Creek near Muldoon Sunday.
• High temperatures are also expected to exceed 100 degrees every day this week.