Earp Fire
The Earp Fire was reported on August 1, 2026 in Shackelford County, Texas and burned 100 acres. It was fully contained on August 1, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 100 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 1, 2026
Map
Perimeter mapped August 1, 2026 at 3:40 PM CDT, 101 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 32.749, -99.297.
The incident
- Size
- 100 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 1, 2026 at 10:36 AM CDT
- Contained
- August 1, 2026 at 4:50 PM CDT
- Controlled
- August 7, 2026 at 11:34 AM CDT
- Cause
- Natural, Natural, Lightning
- County
- Shackelford 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-266447
- IRWIN identifier
- 1DA89CA5-40CF-411C-A2F4-C92CC17661E7
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Albany, 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-266447.