8 Ball Fire
The 8 Ball Fire was reported on February 17, 2026 in Armstrong County, Texas and burned 13,500 acres. It was fully contained on February 21, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 13,500 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 17, 2026
- Personnel
- 27
Map
Perimeter mapped February 19, 2026 at 9:41 AM CST, 172 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 35.043, -101.106.
The incident
- Size
- 13,500 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 17, 2026 at 3:06 PM CST
- Contained
- February 21, 2026 at 5:09 PM CST
- Controlled
- February 25, 2026 at 3:50 PM CST
- Cause
- Human, Equipment and vehicle use, Passenger vehicle/motorized RV
- Location
- 10 Miles W from Howardwick, TX
- County
- Armstrong County
- State
- Texas
- Nearest city reported
- Howardwick
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 27
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-TXTXS-261433
- IRWIN identifier
- DCADBC4C-B0DC-4053-BE0B-27D02CBEC0A7
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Groom, TX covers the area today.
Nearby
Texas wildfires today Wildfires of 2026 All current fires
Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated March 31, 2026 at 8:42 AM CDT. Identifier 2026-TXTXS-261433.