Golden Rule Fire
The Golden Rule Fire was reported on March 26, 2026 in Newton County, Texas and burned 153 acres. It was fully contained on March 26, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 153 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 26, 2026
- Personnel
- 2
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 30.895, -93.743.
The incident
- Size
- 153 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 26, 2026 at 3:32 PM CDT
- Contained
- March 26, 2026 at 11:50 PM CDT
- Controlled
- April 6, 2026 at 12:33 PM CDT
- Cause
- Human, Debris and open burning, Escaped Prescribed Burn
- Location
- 4 Miles NE from Newton, TX
- County
- Newton County
- State
- Texas
- Nearest city reported
- Newton
- 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-263151
- IRWIN identifier
- C289A5C4-D7B4-45C4-96CE-82B5C1A0D983
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Newton, 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 April 10, 2026 at 7:57 AM CDT. Identifier 2026-TXTXS-263151.