Red Gate Fire
The Red Gate Fire was reported on September 7, 2026 in Schleicher County, Texas and burned 499 acres. It was fully contained on September 8, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 499 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 7, 2026
- Personnel
- 20
Map
Perimeter mapped September 7, 2026 at 5:34 PM CDT, 457 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 30.888, -100.529.
The incident
- Size
- 499 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 7, 2026 at 12:51 PM CDT
- Contained
- September 8, 2026 at 1:15 PM CDT
- Cause
- Human, Equipment and vehicle use
- Location
- 4 Miles NE from Eldorado, TX
- County
- Schleicher County
- State
- Texas
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 20
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-TXTXS-268180
- IRWIN identifier
- 161E7715-2190-40EA-AFE9-B34366375782
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Eldorado, 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 11, 2026 at 8:38 PM CDT. Identifier 2026-TXTXS-268180.