Flat Creek Fire
The Flat Creek Fire was reported on February 24, 2026 in Cass County, Texas and burned 509 acres. It was fully contained on February 25, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 509 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 24, 2026
- Personnel
- 2
Map
Perimeter mapped February 25, 2026 at 6:30 PM CST, 510 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 33.133, -94.512.
The incident
- Size
- 509 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 24, 2026 at 7:41 PM CST
- Contained
- February 25, 2026 at 6:26 PM CST
- Cause
- Human, Debris and open burning, Escaped Prescribed Burn
- Location
- 12 Miles NW from Linden, TX
- County
- Cass County
- State
- Texas
- Nearest city reported
- Linden
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 2
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-TXTXS-261845
- IRWIN identifier
- E33BE83D-833E-4008-B0DF-18090DA06CE1
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Naples, TX covers the area today.
Nearby
- Naples, TX11 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Hughes Springs, TX12 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Linden, TX12 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Daingerfield, TX14 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Maud, TX17 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Lone Star, TX17 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 June 1, 2026 at 9:47 AM CDT. Identifier 2026-TXTXS-261845.