Texas
Texas Wildfire Map — Live Fires & Containment
The federal wildfire feed currently lists 7 wildfires in Texas (6 active, 1 contained), covering about 92,993 acres. The largest is the Ross Fire at 90,048 acres, 38% contained, in Palo Pinto County.
Active wildfires in Texas right now, the share of Texas homes in the wildland-urban interface, and where to find official information. In a typical year, Texas sees most of its wildfire activity from late winter through spring, with West Texas staying active into the summer when drought sets in. The list and counts come from the federal wildfire feed; the WUI figures come from the SILVIS Lab at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The active-fire data refreshes every 15 minutes.
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Live Texas wildfire map
Fire markers show active wildfires reported across Texas, refreshed every 15 minutes.
Every Texas wildfire right now
| Fire | Acres | Contained | County | Status | Discovered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross | 90,048 acres | 38% | Palo Pinto | Active | Aug 24, 2026 |
| Rio Escondido | 2,713 acres | 95% | Hamilton | Active | Aug 24, 2026 |
| Pigtail | 105 acres | 90% | San Saba | Active | Aug 30, 2026 |
| Tomahawk | 101 acres | 40% | Gillespie | Active | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Hollow Branch | 14 acres | 100% | Erath | Contained | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Wheels Off | 6.5 acres | 70% | Burnet | Active | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Anderson 8021 | 5.0 acres | 30% | Anderson | Active | Sep 2, 2026 |
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Texas wildfire questions, answered live
Where are the fires in Texas right now?
As of Sep 2, 2026, 21:30 UTC, there are 7 wildfires listed in Texas. The largest are Ross Fire (Palo Pinto County), 90,048 acres, Rio Escondido Fire (Hamilton County), 2,713 acres, and Pigtail Fire (San Saba County), 105 acres. The live map above shows each one at its reported point of origin, and the table lists them all with acreage, containment, and county.
Are there any wildfires in Texas today?
Yes. 6 are listed as active and 1 as contained, 7 in total, covering about 92,993 acres.
What is the biggest fire in Texas right now?
The Ross Fire in Palo Pinto County, at 90,048 acres, 38% contained.
How current is this Texas wildfire map?
The data comes from the National Interagency Fire Center's WFIGS incident feed and is refreshed every 15 minutes. It was last updated Sep 2, 2026, 21:30 UTC. Containment percentages and acreage are what incident teams report; they can lag the situation on the ground by hours.
Where do I find evacuation orders for Texas?
Evacuation orders come from county sheriffs and local emergency management, not from this site. Use the official Texas sources listed on this page and your county’s alert system. FireRiskHere is for awareness only.
Homes in the wildland-urban interface
About 27% of Texas’s homes sit inside the wildland-urban interface — roughly 3.2 million of 11.6 million statewide, according to the SILVIS Lab’s 2020 dataset. The share varies sharply by county: from about 9% in Houston’s Harris County to about 61% in El Paso County.
The five Texas counties with the most homes in the wildland-urban interface:
- El Paso County
- Travis County
- Bexar County
- Harris County
- Williamson County
Being in the interface is a description of geography, not a forecast of fire — it captures how close a building sits to vegetation that can burn. These classifications change slowly; the figures here come from the SILVIS Lab’s most recent revision of the 1990–2020 dataset, released February 2025.
Official Texas sources
- Texas A&M Forest Service — tfsweb.tamu.edu
- Texas Division of Emergency Management — tdem.texas.gov