Local chiefs recall Steiner Ranch and Bastrop fires, urge defensible yards and planning
Fire chiefs marked the roughly 15-year anniversaries of major local fires, said lessons on communication and coordination improved response, and urged residents to create defensible space, prepare evacuation plans, and consider sheltering in place when appropriate.
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Robert Abbott of Lake Travis Fire Rescue reflected on roughly 15 years since the Steiner Ranch, Spicewood and Bastrop-area fires and said the community has learned from those incidents: "When we think about these times, we don't celebrate this as a celebration. We don't call it an anniversary, but we do celebrate the fact that we have learned quite a bit from those events." He said improvements include better community messaging, technology not previously available, and increased training and staffing on first-responder units.
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