Cottam Fire
The Cottam Fire was reported on March 9, 2025 in Hidalgo County, Texas and burned 306 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 306 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 9, 2025
- Personnel
- 10
Map
Perimeter mapped September 30, 2025 at 10:25 AM CDT, 305 acres (auto-generated for inform). Point of origin 26.124, -98.291.
The incident
- Size
- 306 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM CDT
- Cause
- Human, Undetermined (remarks required), Not investigated
- Location
- SOUTH OF THE TOWN OF GRANJENO, SOUTH OF THE LEVEE
- County
- Hidalgo County
- State
- Texas
- Nearest city reported
- GRANJENO
- Protecting agency
- USFWS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 10
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $80,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-TXRGR-000016
- IRWIN identifier
- 511B18E5-1EB3-4DAE-B7FE-AD01F24EBC80
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from September 2, 2025 (305 acres) to September 30, 2025 (305 acres).
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 2, 2025 | 305 | |
| September 30, 2025 | 305 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Hidalgo, TX covers the area today.
Nearby
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated September 30, 2025 at 10:25 AM CDT. Identifier 2025-TXRGR-000016.