A fire that started on the West end of Kerr County on Sunday afternoon burned an estimated 2,000 acres. First responders and firefighters from all over the area came to help.

Fire departments included Mountain Home Volunteer Fire Department, Divide Volunteer Fire Department, Uvalde Fire Department, Sutton Border Line Volunteer Fire Department, Val Verde County Volunteer Fire Department, Reagan Wells Volunteer Fire Department, Nueces Canyon Volunteer Fire Department, Kimble County Volunteer Fire Department, London Volunteer Fire Department, Harper Volunteer Fire Department, Concan Volunteer Fire Department, Leakey Volunteer Fire Department, City of Kerrville, Junction Volunteer Fire Department, Hunt Volunteer Fire Department, Ingram Volunteer Fire Department, Rocksprings Volunteer Fire Department, U.S. Forest Service, and the Texas A&M Forest Service.

Sheriff's Deputies from Kerr, Real, Kimble, and Edwards counties also assisted at the fire. This included the deployment of the Kerr county Sheriff's command and communications trailers.

Assistance was also rendered by the U.S. Border Patrol, American Red Cross, Hill Country Amateur Radio Club, Texas Department of Public Safety, Kerr County Road and Bridge, Kerr County Information Technology, City of Kerrville Fire and EMS, Kerr County Commissioner Bob Reeves, and Kerr County Constable Precinct 4 Gene Huffaker.

The American Red Cross provided a canteen with food, beverages and support to the firefighters and other emergency workers. A shelter was setup in Divide. The ARC Hill Country Chapter is located at 333 Earl Garrett Street Kerrville. To volunteer call 830-257-4677.

Three outbuildings and a barn full of hay were destroyed, according to Garry Barney of the Texas A&M Forest Service. Eight homes and lodges were saved by the firefighters.