Horny Toad Fire
The Horny Toad Fire was reported on April 12, 2026 in Carson County, Texas and burned 680 acres. It was fully contained on April 12, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 680 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 12, 2026
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeter mapped April 12, 2026 at 7:37 PM CDT, 1 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 35.526, -101.431.
The incident
- Size
- 680 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 12, 2026 at 4:51 PM CDT
- Contained
- April 12, 2026 at 9:14 PM CDT
- Controlled
- April 15, 2026 at 7:55 PM CDT
- Cause
- Human, Equipment and vehicle use, Passenger vehicle/motorized RV
- Location
- 11 Miles N from Panhandle, TX
- County
- Carson County
- State
- Texas
- Nearest city reported
- Paanhandle
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-TXTXS-263611
- IRWIN identifier
- 4107E891-E229-4DB3-B390-F88223A2EF46
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Borger, 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 June 9, 2026 at 1:50 PM CDT. Identifier 2026-TXTXS-263611.