Kress Fire
The Kress Fire was reported on May 18, 2026 in Swisher County, Texas and burned 1,551 acres. It was fully contained on May 19, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,551 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 18, 2026
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeter mapped May 18, 2026 at 6:07 PM CDT, 1,551 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 34.387, -101.781.
The incident
- Size
- 1,551 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 18, 2026 at 4:06 PM CDT
- Contained
- May 19, 2026 at 6:12 PM CDT
- Controlled
- May 25, 2026 at 7:32 PM CDT
- Cause
- Human, Equipment and vehicle use, Trailer
- Location
- 13 Miles N from Plainview, TX
- County
- Swisher County
- State
- Texas
- Nearest city reported
- Kress
- 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-264185
- IRWIN identifier
- 9B17D10E-20C4-4177-9B18-236DFAE9D57D
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Kress, 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 May 28, 2026 at 4:51 PM CDT. Identifier 2026-TXTXS-264185.