Marsh Fire
The Marsh Fire was reported on February 21, 2026 in Chambers County, Texas and burned 100 acres. It was fully contained on February 21, 2026.
- Size
- 100 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 21, 2026
Map
Perimeter mapped February 21, 2026 at 5:13 PM CST, 45 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 29.601, -94.675.
The incident
- Size
- 100 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 21, 2026 at 2:32 PM CST
- Contained
- February 21, 2026 at 5:32 PM CST
- Controlled
- March 10, 2026 at 10:07 AM CDT
- Cause
- Undetermined, Undetermined (remarks required), Origin and/or cause not identified
- County
- Chambers 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-261630
- IRWIN identifier
- CBA64273-E790-4A19-947D-B26D7808FC91
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Bolivar Peninsula, 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 10, 2026 at 10:07 AM CDT. Identifier 2026-TXTXS-261630.