Bulcher Fire
The Bulcher Fire was reported on August 31, 2026 in Cooke County, Texas and burned 123 acres. It was fully contained on September 1, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 123 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 31, 2026
Map
Perimeter mapped August 31, 2026 at 9:13 PM CDT, 124 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 33.783, -97.450.
The incident
- Size
- 123 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 31, 2026 at 3:11 PM CDT
- Contained
- September 1, 2026 at 4:59 PM CDT
- Cause
- Human, Power generation/transmission/distribution, Electrical transmission/distribution systems
- County
- Cooke County
- State
- Texas
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident management
- Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-TXTXS-267926
- IRWIN identifier
- 1D436131-2B68-4554-A556-3A579E8B5125
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from September 1, 2026 (123 acres) to September 12, 2026 (124 acres). The largest one-day growth was 0 acres, mapped September 12, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 1, 2026 | 123 | |
| September 12, 2026 | 124 | +1 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Saint Jo, TX covers the area today.
Nearby
- Saint Jo, TX7 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Muenster, TX10 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Nocona, TX16 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Lindsay, TX17 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Gainesville, TX21 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Marietta, OK22 miles northeast 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 September 1, 2026 at 4:59 PM CDT. Identifier 2026-TXTXS-267926.