Mud Bayou Fire
The Mud Bayou Fire was reported on September 19, 2026 in Chambers County, Texas and burned 9,717 acres. It was fully contained on September 21, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 9,717 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 19, 2026
- Personnel
- 15
Map
Perimeter mapped September 21, 2026 at 2:57 PM CDT, 9,717 acres (auto-generated for inform). Point of origin 29.572, -94.369.
The incident
- Size
- 9,717 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 19, 2026 at 8:00 PM CDT
- Contained
- September 21, 2026 at 2:56 PM CDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 1 Miles E from High Island, TX
- County
- Chambers County
- State
- Texas
- Nearest city reported
- High Island
- Protecting agency
- USFWS
- Jurisdiction
- USFWS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFWS
- Personnel assigned
- 15
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $150,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-TXMCR-000389
- IRWIN identifier
- 37BFCAEB-CCB1-4C91-B015-8FCFBC7002DC
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 September 21, 2026 at 3:19 PM CDT. Identifier 2026-TXMCR-000389.