Falcon Fire
The Falcon Fire was reported on August 24, 2026 in Wichita County, Texas and burned 123 acres. It was fully contained on August 25, 2026.
- Size
- 123 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 24, 2026
Map
Perimeter mapped August 24, 2026 at 10:48 PM CDT, 124 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 33.844, -98.446.
The incident
- Size
- 123 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 24, 2026 at 5:34 PM CDT
- Contained
- August 25, 2026 at 3:08 PM CDT
- Controlled
- September 2, 2026 at 8:31 PM CDT
- Cause
- Undetermined, Undetermined (remarks required), Not investigated
- County
- Wichita 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-267584
- IRWIN identifier
- 33D9F139-4D00-42F8-99C3-516FAD2FD68D
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Wichita Falls, TX covers the area today.
Nearby
- Wichita Falls, TX6 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Holliday, TX14 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Henrietta, TX15 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Iowa Park, TX15 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Burkburnett, TX19 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Archer City, TX20 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
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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 September 21, 2026 at 12:25 AM CDT. Identifier 2026-TXTXS-267584.