Cardinal Fire
The Cardinal Fire was reported on August 5, 2026 in Clay County, Texas and burned 119 acres. It was fully contained on August 6, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 119 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 5, 2026
Map
Perimeter mapped August 6, 2026 at 2:45 AM CDT, 119 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 33.795, -98.202.
The incident
- Size
- 119 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 5, 2026 at 7:08 PM CDT
- Contained
- August 6, 2026 at 3:17 PM CDT
- Cause
- Human, Power generation/transmission/distribution, Electrical transmission/distribution systems
- County
- Clay 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-266650
- IRWIN identifier
- 49F7BB44-AA8C-4963-9FC1-6998A047A7F0
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Henrietta, 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 August 13, 2026 at 2:55 PM CDT. Identifier 2026-TXTXS-266650.