Maroon Fire
The Maroon Fire was reported on March 8, 2026 in Oldham County, Texas and burned 745 acres. It was fully contained on March 9, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 745 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 8, 2026
- Personnel
- 27
Map
Perimeter mapped March 9, 2026 at 1:06 AM CDT, 165 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 35.587, -102.285.
The incident
- Size
- 745 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 8, 2026 at 7:08 PM CDT
- Contained
- March 9, 2026 at 1:53 PM CDT
- Controlled
- March 12, 2026 at 1:31 PM CDT
- Cause
- Human, Equipment and vehicle use, Passenger vehicle/motorized RV
- Location
- 4 Miles NE from Boys Ranch, TX
- County
- Oldham County
- State
- Texas
- Nearest city reported
- Boys Ranch
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 27
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-TXTXS-262285
- IRWIN identifier
- A6C7BE58-2582-42E4-BDDA-597E90F71BDB
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Channing, 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 31, 2026 at 10:21 AM CDT. Identifier 2026-TXTXS-262285.