Mustache Fire
The Mustache Fire was reported on May 15, 2026 in Haskell County, Texas and burned 529 acres. It was fully contained on May 15, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 529 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 15, 2026
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeter mapped May 15, 2026 at 10:06 PM CDT, 6,294 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 33.326, -99.985.
The incident
- Size
- 529 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 15, 2026 at 4:42 PM CDT
- Contained
- May 15, 2026 at 10:05 PM CDT
- Controlled
- May 19, 2026 at 7:34 PM CDT
- Cause
- Human, Other causes, Electric fence
- Location
- 12 Miles SW from Knox City, TX
- County
- Haskell County
- State
- Texas
- Nearest city reported
- Knox City
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-TXTXS-264126
- IRWIN identifier
- D8E74DFA-9E39-48E0-99BE-133DECFFD4E1
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Rule, 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 May 20, 2026 at 2:18 PM CDT. Identifier 2026-TXTXS-264126.