Highland Fire
The Highland Fire was reported on September 12, 2026 in Wichita County, Texas and burned 622 acres. It was fully contained on September 13, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 622 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 12, 2026
- Personnel
- 20
Map
Perimeter mapped September 12, 2026 at 6:40 PM CDT, 622 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 33.968, -98.660.
The incident
- Size
- 622 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 12, 2026 at 4:04 PM CDT
- Contained
- September 13, 2026 at 1:02 PM CDT
- Controlled
- September 22, 2026 at 8:00 PM CDT
- Cause
- Human, Power generation/transmission/distribution, Electrical transmission/distribution systems
- Location
- 1 Miles N from Iowa Park, TX
- County
- Wichita County
- State
- Texas
- Nearest city reported
- Iowa Park
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 20
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-TXTXS-268430
- IRWIN identifier
- 27C0D026-86BB-45FF-8AD5-994D9F860018
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Iowa Park, 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 29, 2026 at 10:07 AM CDT. Identifier 2026-TXTXS-268430.