Hackberry Creek Fire
The Hackberry Creek Fire was reported on August 20, 2026 in Hemphill County, Texas and burned 407 acres. It was fully contained on August 20, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 407 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 20, 2026
- Personnel
- 40
Map
Perimeter mapped August 20, 2026 at 8:49 PM CDT, 407 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 35.660, -100.103.
The incident
- Size
- 407 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 20, 2026 at 5:08 PM CDT
- Contained
- August 20, 2026 at 9:41 PM CDT
- Cause
- Human, Power generation/transmission/distribution, Electrical transmission/distribution systems
- Location
- 3 Miles N from Allison, TX
- County
- Hemphill County
- State
- Texas
- Nearest city reported
- Allison
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 40
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-TXTXS-267323
- IRWIN identifier
- BA843F64-783F-471E-ACA5-38CC333DB148
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Wheeler, 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 September 18, 2026 at 4:22 AM CDT. Identifier 2026-TXTXS-267323.