Buffalo Draw Fire
The Buffalo Draw Fire was reported on September 22, 2026 in Edwards County, Texas and burned 87 acres. It was fully contained on September 25, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 87 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 22, 2026
Map
Perimeter mapped September 24, 2026 at 8:28 PM CDT, 89 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 30.130, -100.544.
The incident
- Size
- 87 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 22, 2026 at 4:29 PM CDT
- Contained
- September 25, 2026 at 4:23 PM CDT
- Controlled
- October 1, 2026 at 11:53 AM CDT
- Cause
- Natural, Natural, Lightning
- County
- Edwards County
- State
- Texas
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident management
- Type 5 Incident
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-TXTXS-268888
- IRWIN identifier
- 43DA354D-E781-4075-97CA-C2C776373E1C
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Rocksprings, TX covers the area today.
Nearby
- Rocksprings, TX22 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Sonora, TX31 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Eldorado, TX51 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Junction, TX52 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Val Verde Park, TX55 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Laughlin Air Force Base, TX55 miles south of the fire’s origin
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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 October 1, 2026 at 11:54 AM CDT. Identifier 2026-TXTXS-268888.