Comanche Fire
The Comanche Fire was reported on May 15, 2026 in Motley County, Texas and burned 1,991 acres. It was fully contained on May 17, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,991 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 15, 2026
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeter mapped May 16, 2026 at 6:55 PM CDT, 1,953 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 34.299, -100.525.
The incident
- Size
- 1,991 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 15, 2026 at 9:31 PM CDT
- Contained
- May 17, 2026 at 10:21 PM CDT
- Controlled
- May 20, 2026 at 7:30 PM CDT
- Cause
- Natural, Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 4 Miles E from Northfield, TX
- County
- Motley County
- State
- Texas
- Nearest city reported
- Northfield
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-TXTXS-264138
- IRWIN identifier
- CF5B566D-8CF3-4D05-BCC3-08EE33F276DB
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from May 16, 2026 (1,860 acres) to May 19, 2026 (1,953 acres). The largest one-day growth was 135 acres, mapped May 17, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 1,860 | |
| May 17, 2026 | 1,995 | +135 |
| May 19, 2026 | 1,953 | -42 |
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 May 27, 2026 at 1:46 PM CDT. Identifier 2026-TXTXS-264138.