Mocking Bird Fire
The Mocking Bird Fire was reported on August 30, 2026 in Montague County, Texas and burned 191 acres. It was fully contained on August 31, 2026.
- Size
- 191 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 30, 2026
Map
Perimeter mapped August 31, 2026 at 7:01 PM CDT, 191 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 33.480, -97.936.
The incident
- Size
- 191 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 30, 2026 at 2:26 PM CDT
- Contained
- August 31, 2026 at 7:00 PM CDT
- Controlled
- September 7, 2026 at 8:11 PM CDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- County
- Montague County
- State
- Texas
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident management
- Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-TXTXS-267878
- IRWIN identifier
- 11F7A121-3CCB-493B-B37B-A1F758DA445A
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Bowie, 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 September 7, 2026 at 9:24 PM CDT. Identifier 2026-TXTXS-267878.