Las Palomas Fire
The Las Palomas Fire was reported on February 16, 2026 in Hidalgo County, Texas and burned 100 acres. It was fully contained on February 18, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 100 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 16, 2026
Map
Perimeter mapped February 16, 2026 at 6:32 PM CST, 100 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 26.116, -98.028.
The incident
- Size
- 100 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 16, 2026 at 4:00 PM CST
- Contained
- February 18, 2026 at 3:58 PM CST
- Controlled
- February 18, 2026 at 6:12 PM CST
- Cause
- Human, Debris and open burning, Open trash burning
- County
- Hidalgo County
- State
- Texas
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident management
- Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-TXTXS-261393
- IRWIN identifier
- CF89B2CD-38F8-4BDF-AAC8-FA1D2A94B0CB
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Villa Verde, 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 March 6, 2026 at 4:47 PM CST. Identifier 2026-TXTXS-261393.