Mainline Fire
The Mainline Fire was reported on April 7, 2026 in Polk County, Texas and burned 554 acres. It was fully contained on April 8, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 554 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 7, 2026
- Personnel
- 2
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 30.493, -94.639.
The incident
- Size
- 554 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 7, 2026 at 3:26 AM CDT
- Contained
- April 8, 2026 at 2:16 PM CDT
- Cause
- Human, Debris and open burning, Escaped Prescribed Burn
- Location
- 4 Miles NE from Yotaw, TX
- County
- Polk County
- State
- Texas
- Nearest city reported
- Yotaw
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 2
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-TXTXS-263431
- IRWIN identifier
- 22D58D82-7D93-47D5-B48B-63C9397EE0D8
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Wildwood, TX covers the area today.
Nearby
- Wildwood, TX12 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Kountze, TX21 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Shepherd, TX21 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Livingston, TX23 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Woodville, TX24 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- West Livingston, TX26 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
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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 15, 2026 at 9:55 AM CDT. Identifier 2026-TXTXS-263431.