Cedar Gulch Fire
The Cedar Gulch Fire was reported on February 21, 2026 in Burnet County, Texas and burned 237 acres. It was fully contained on February 24, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 237 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 21, 2026
Map
Perimeter mapped February 22, 2026 at 4:02 PM CST, 233 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 30.950, -97.883.
The incident
- Size
- 237 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 21, 2026 at 3:36 PM CST
- Contained
- February 24, 2026 at 10:00 PM CST
- Controlled
- February 27, 2026 at 8:00 PM CST
- Cause
- Human, Equipment and vehicle use, Hot work: welder/grinder/torch/cutter
- County
- Burnet 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-261635
- IRWIN identifier
- B50EB948-5882-451B-AC64-C57F31545D66
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Florence, TX covers the area today.
Nearby
- Florence, TX9 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Kempner, TX11 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Copperas Cove, TX12 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Fort Cavazos, TX14 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Killeen, TX15 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Harker Heights, TX16 miles northeast 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 March 18, 2026 at 4:50 PM CDT. Identifier 2026-TXTXS-261635.