Ox Bow Fire
The Ox Bow Fire was reported on May 15, 2026 in Hall County, Texas and burned 1,015 acres. It was fully contained on May 16, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,015 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 15, 2026
- Personnel
- 28
Map
Perimeter mapped May 16, 2026 at 3:47 PM CDT, 23,883 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 34.500, -100.780.
The incident
- Size
- 1,015 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 15, 2026 at 4:57 PM CDT
- Contained
- May 16, 2026 at 9:10 PM CDT
- Controlled
- May 20, 2026 at 7:12 PM CDT
- Cause
- Natural, Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 20 Miles SW from Memphis, TX
- County
- Hall County
- State
- Texas
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 28
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-TXTXS-264128
- IRWIN identifier
- 7C019209-3819-4E99-9FEA-ED62233DCDD1
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from May 16, 2026 (1,001 acres) to May 19, 2026 (23,883 acres). The largest one-day growth was 22,882 acres, mapped May 19, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 1,001 | |
| May 19, 2026 | 23,883 | +22,882 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Memphis, TX covers the area today.
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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 21, 2026 at 1:28 PM CDT. Identifier 2026-TXTXS-264128.