The Parmer Lane Fire sparked the same day the Forest Service increased its Wildland Fire Preparedness Level to Level 4, largely because of the dry conditions.
The Texas A&M Forest Service raised its state wildfire preparedness status to Level 4, as a result of the recent increase in wildfire activity across the state, as well as the potential for wildfires to become more severe and harder to control in the days ahead.[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]
Apartment buildings were destroyed or damaged and residents were evacuated as a brush fire burned near Parmer Lane and Whitestone Boulevard in Cedar Park.