Neighbor Fire
The Neighbor Fire was reported on August 23, 2026 in Brown County, Texas and burned 220 acres. It was fully contained on August 25, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 220 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 23, 2026
Map
Perimeter mapped August 23, 2026 at 7:58 PM CDT, 215 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 31.785, -98.824.
The incident
- Size
- 220 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 23, 2026 at 2:12 PM CDT
- Contained
- August 25, 2026 at 8:06 PM CDT
- Controlled
- August 31, 2026 at 8:30 PM CDT
- Cause
- Human, Debris and open burning, Unknown (remarks required)
- County
- Brown County
- State
- Texas
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident management
- Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Chaparral (6 feet)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-TXTXS-267498
- IRWIN identifier
- FB525FDD-BF3E-46C0-8126-C3ADEE9EA731
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 23, 2026 (212 acres) to August 24, 2026 (215 acres). The largest one-day growth was 3 acres, mapped August 24, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 23, 2026 | 212 | |
| August 24, 2026 | 215 | +3 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Early, 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 2, 2026 at 4:45 PM CDT. Identifier 2026-TXTXS-267498.