Orange 2172 Fire
The Orange 2172 Fire was reported on March 2, 2026 in Orange County, Texas and burned 160 acres. It was fully contained on March 3, 2026.
- Size
- 160 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 2, 2026
- Personnel
- 6
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 30.174, -94.058.
The incident
- Size
- 160 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 2, 2026 at 6:58 PM CST
- Contained
- March 3, 2026 at 9:17 AM CST
- Controlled
- March 10, 2026 at 9:50 AM CDT
- Cause
- Undetermined, Undetermined (remarks required), Origin and/or cause not identified
- Location
- 1 Miles W from Piine Forest, TX
- County
- Orange County
- State
- Texas
- Nearest city reported
- Pine Forest
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 6
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-TXTXS-262172
- IRWIN identifier
- 6176E80C-FC9F-4E8D-AC88-EEF1F16E4638
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Pine Forest, 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 June 1, 2026 at 9:54 AM CDT. Identifier 2026-TXTXS-262172.