Chainey Mountain Fire
The Chainey Mountain Fire was reported on May 15, 2026 in Hall County, Texas and burned 1,200 acres. It was fully contained on May 16, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,200 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 15, 2026
- Personnel
- 22
Map
Perimeter mapped May 15, 2026 at 2:20 PM CDT, 8,907 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 34.394, -100.513.
The incident
- Size
- 1,200 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 15, 2026 at 10:43 AM CDT
- Contained
- May 16, 2026 at 6:50 PM CDT
- Controlled
- May 20, 2026 at 7:16 PM CDT
- Cause
- Natural, Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 18 Miles W from Childress, TX
- County
- Hall County
- State
- Texas
- Nearest city reported
- Childress
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 22
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-TXTXS-264114
- IRWIN identifier
- 7DABF2C6-D00C-47B0-8FC8-9390F207E958
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Childress, 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 June 1, 2026 at 3:15 PM CDT. Identifier 2026-TXTXS-264114.