Badlands Fire
The Badlands Fire was reported on March 14, 2026 in Garza County, Texas and burned 176 acres. It was fully contained on March 15, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 176 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 14, 2026
Map
Perimeter mapped March 14, 2026 at 9:45 PM CDT, 24 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 33.065, -101.121.
The incident
- Size
- 176 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 14, 2026 at 3:34 PM CDT
- Contained
- March 15, 2026 at 2:11 PM CDT
- Controlled
- March 21, 2026 at 5:54 AM CDT
- Cause
- Human, Power generation/transmission/distribution, Electrical transmission/distribution systems
- County
- Garza County
- State
- Texas
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident management
- Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-TXTXS-262449
- IRWIN identifier
- 15EE012E-A275-4A8B-B56A-F25A8635BF01
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Post, 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 March 30, 2026 at 11:14 AM CDT. Identifier 2026-TXTXS-262449.