Flat Fork Creek Fire
The Flat Fork Creek Fire was reported on March 19, 2026 in Shelby County, Texas and burned 156 acres. It was fully contained on March 20, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 156 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 19, 2026
- Personnel
- 6
Map
Perimeter mapped March 20, 2026 at 3:45 PM CDT, 157 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 31.908, -94.175.
The incident
- Size
- 156 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 19, 2026 at 5:21 PM CDT
- Contained
- March 20, 2026 at 3:17 PM CDT
- Controlled
- March 25, 2026 at 5:55 AM CDT
- Cause
- Human, Power generation/transmission/distribution, Electrical transmission/distribution systems
- Location
- 6 Miles SE from Tenaha, TX
- County
- Shelby County
- State
- Texas
- Nearest city reported
- Tenaha
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 6
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-TXTXS-262760
- IRWIN identifier
- 3D02E0A7-A577-4BCC-A5D6-D6A4F44BC428
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Tenaha, 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 March 26, 2026 at 7:39 AM CDT. Identifier 2026-TXTXS-262760.