Texas wildfires

Kurk Fire

ContainedSan Saba County, Texas2026Wildfire

The Kurk Fire was reported on September 8, 2026 in San Saba County, Texas and burned 824 acres. It was fully contained on September 13, 2026.

Size
824 acres
Contained
100%
Discovered
September 8, 2026
Personnel
11

Map

Perimeter mapped September 9, 2026 at 12:11 AM CDT, 824 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 31.060, -98.653.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for San Saba

The incident

Size
824 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
September 8, 2026 at 2:35 PM CDT
Contained
September 13, 2026 at 1:45 PM CDT
Controlled
September 21, 2026 at 8:14 PM CDT
Cause
Undetermined
Location
6 Miles NE from Cherokee, TX
County
San Saba County
State
Texas
Nearest city reported
Cherokee
Protecting agency
SFS
Jurisdiction
SFS
Land ownership at origin
Private
Personnel assigned
11
Incident management
Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident
Primary fuel
Short Grass (1 foot)
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2026-TXTXS-268233
IRWIN identifier
89E05AD6-AA1F-4052-AE87-10FA0EB326D7

Growth

Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from September 10, 2026 (822 acres) to September 11, 2026 (824 acres). The largest one-day growth was 2 acres, mapped September 11, 2026.

DayAcresChange
September 10, 2026822
September 11, 2026824+2

Weather in the area

This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for San Saba, 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 21, 2026 at 8:17 PM CDT. Identifier 2026-TXTXS-268233.