Follow Fire
The Follow Fire was reported on September 5, 2026 in Sutton County, Texas and burned 400 acres. It was fully contained on September 10, 2026.
- Size
- 400 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 5, 2026
- Personnel
- 23
Map
Perimeter mapped September 7, 2026 at 12:02 PM CDT, 344 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 30.340, -100.551.
The incident
- Size
- 400 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 5, 2026 at 8:36 PM CDT
- Contained
- September 10, 2026 at 10:12 PM CDT
- Controlled
- September 18, 2026 at 8:00 PM CDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 17 Miles SE from Sonora, TX
- County
- Sutton County
- State
- Texas
- Nearest city reported
- Sonora
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 23
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-TXTXS-268142
- IRWIN identifier
- BC63CD4A-0746-4C4B-9D22-4A1AECEB5557
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from September 7, 2026 (319 acres) to September 9, 2026 (344 acres). The largest one-day growth was 25 acres, mapped September 9, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 7, 2026 | 319 | |
| September 9, 2026 | 344 | +25 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Sonora, TX covers the area today.
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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 18, 2026 at 8:32 PM CDT. Identifier 2026-TXTXS-268142.