Central Texas wildfires that broke out over Labor Day weekend 2011 took days to extinguish, but the region will feel the impact of those fires for years to come. KUT's Mose Buchele and Mattt Largey reported on some of the immediate effects of the Bastrop fires on evacuees- both humans and livestock. KUT's Erika Aguilar returned to the area of the Steiner Ranch fire as residents were allowed back in for the first time. KUT followed Bob Branson as he and his wife Fran returned to their Bastrop home after being kept away for days following the fires. KUT's Nathan Bernier reported on the slow restoration of Bastrop State Park. Erika Aguilar revisited Bastrop several months later to check in on rebuilding efforts. And a Bastrop family shared their story of the fire and how it will impact their Christmas.