Haystack Fire
The Haystack Fire was reported on February 17, 2026 in Lipscomb County, Texas and burned 106 acres. It was fully contained on February 17, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 106 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 17, 2026
Map
Perimeter mapped February 17, 2026 at 5:14 PM CST, 187 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 36.177, -100.125.
The incident
- Size
- 106 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 17, 2026 at 4:18 PM CST
- Contained
- February 17, 2026 at 8:51 PM CST
- Controlled
- February 20, 2026 at 5:48 PM CST
- Cause
- Human, Power generation/transmission/distribution, Electrical transmission/distribution systems
- County
- Lipscomb County
- State
- Texas
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident management
- Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-TXTXS-261436
- IRWIN identifier
- 6D3F14D3-DD1F-4539-9052-A1B8EE859352
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Shattuck, OK 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 30, 2026 at 9:43 AM CDT. Identifier 2026-TXTXS-261436.