UPDATE 5:36 pm Sunday 

The following message is transmitted at the request of the Brown County Emergency Management.

Immediate Evacuation - Wildfire

A fire is threatening lives and property just northwest of Blanket. the evacuation area is bounded by:
County Road 331 on the south side, County Road 351 on the west side and County Road 355 on the east side, all the way to FM1467.

Evacuate now if you are in the area mentioned and monitor local media for more information.... People in and around the evacuation
area should follow the advice of local authorities. Do not attempt to fight the fire yourselves. For more information tune to
local radio and TV.

UPDATE 5:28 pm Sunday – From TxDOT Brownwood – A fire is affecting the Feather Bay / Hideout area of Lake Brownwood.  Evacuation of the area from FM 2632 south to FM 2125, and up through 4 miles north of FM 2632 and FM 2125.  Please AVOID TRAVEL IN THIS AREA to allow residents ability to evacuate.

UPDATE 5:15 pm Sunday – Grass fire in the 9500 block of North Highway 279, just north of the Lake Brownwood bridge, has rekindled.  Small at this time.

UPDATE – 5:05 pm Sunday – From Brown County Emergency Management Coordinator Darrell Johnston – Two evacuations are taking place in Brown County.  If you’re in the following areas, please evacuate.

1. Evacuations CR 413 west of Blanket from FM 3100 to FM 1467, everything inside that box.

2. Evacuations FM 2632 east, evacuating Feather Bay and Hideout subdivisions.

UPDATE 4:56 PM Sunday – Evacuations requested on the Blanket Fire from CR 3100 East to FM 1467.  Brown County Sheriff’s Office requested for assistance.

UPDATE 4:50 pm Sunday – Concerning the Feather Bay Fire – Houses being threatened

UPDATE 4:46 pm Sunday – Concerning the Blanket Fire – Units are responding to 9450 County Road 331, just west of the town of Blanket.

As of 4:00 pm Sunday, all available fire department units were sent to grass fires near The Hideout Golf Course and Resort at Lake Brownwood and also in the vicinity of Blanket.  We will update as we get more information.  Weather at Brownwood Regional Airport as of 4:15 pm, temperature of 79, humidity 12%, South wind sustained at 25, gusting to 32. The fire will travel toward the north.