Breezy Fire
The Breezy Fire was reported on September 16, 2026 in Starr County, Texas and burned 590 acres. It was fully contained on September 17, 2026.
- Size
- 590 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 16, 2026
- Personnel
- 20
Map
Perimeter mapped September 16, 2026 at 9:57 PM CDT, 590 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 26.458, -98.713.
The incident
- Size
- 590 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 16, 2026 at 5:45 PM CDT
- Contained
- September 17, 2026 at 7:18 PM CDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 7 Miles NE from Rio Grande City, TX
- County
- Starr County
- State
- Texas
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 20
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-TXTXS-268653
- IRWIN identifier
- 25973B2A-ED8E-4BFB-817D-B855D495886C
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for B and E Colonia, TX covers the area today.
Nearby
- B and E Colonia, TX7 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Las Lomas, TX8 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Rio Grande City, TX9 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- La Grulla, TX14 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Sullivan City, TX15 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Escobares, TX16 miles west of the fire’s origin
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 September 18, 2026 at 7:15 PM CDT. Identifier 2026-TXTXS-268653.