Lavender Fire
The Lavender Fire was reported on February 17, 2026 in Oldham County, Texas and burned 18,423 acres. It was fully contained on February 22, 2026.
- Size
- 18,423 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 17, 2026
- Personnel
- 60
Map
Perimeter mapped February 19, 2026 at 4:03 PM CST, 8 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 35.422, -102.273.
The incident
- Size
- 18,423 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 17, 2026 at 3:25 PM CST
- Contained
- February 22, 2026 at 2:08 PM CST
- Controlled
- February 26, 2026 at 8:00 PM CST
- Cause
- Undetermined, Undetermined (remarks required), Under investigation
- Location
- 15 Miles N from Vega, TX
- County
- Oldham County
- State
- Texas
- Nearest city reported
- Vega
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 60
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-TXTXS-261434
- IRWIN identifier
- BF435D89-5F9C-49A1-8996-1E55684F1D3E
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Vega, 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 4:52 PM CST. Identifier 2026-TXTXS-261434.