Cherokee Fire
The Cherokee Fire was reported on May 15, 2026 in Briscoe County, Texas and burned 3,222 acres. It was fully contained on May 15, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 3,222 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 15, 2026
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeter mapped May 15, 2026 at 6:32 PM CDT, 3,223 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 34.603, -101.018.
The incident
- Size
- 3,222 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 15, 2026 at 10:46 AM CDT
- Contained
- May 15, 2026 at 9:34 PM CDT
- Controlled
- May 20, 2026 at 7:17 PM CDT
- Cause
- Natural, Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 25 Miles SW from Clarendon, TX
- County
- Briscoe County
- State
- Texas
- Nearest city reported
- Clarendon
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-TXTXS-264115
- IRWIN identifier
- E50CE200-AEDD-48C1-BBCC-D0A2A7CBF845
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Silverton, 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 May 26, 2026 at 4:28 PM CDT. Identifier 2026-TXTXS-264115.