Rest Area Fire
The Rest Area Fire was reported on February 7, 2026 in Chambers County, Texas and burned 680 acres. It was fully contained on February 7, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 680 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 7, 2026
- Personnel
- 5
Map
Perimeter mapped February 7, 2026 at 7:00 PM CST, 778 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 29.820, -94.614.
The incident
- Size
- 680 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 7, 2026 at 1:38 PM CST
- Contained
- February 7, 2026 at 6:43 PM CST
- Controlled
- February 11, 2026 at 9:36 AM CST
- Cause
- Human, Debris and open burning, Escaped Prescribed Burn
- Location
- 13 Miles W from Winnie, TX
- County
- Chambers County
- State
- Texas
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 5
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-TXTXS-261041
- IRWIN identifier
- AA23E5F9-81FF-4DA4-9365-EEBAF83BF50E
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Anahuac, 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 March 20, 2026 at 10:46 AM CDT. Identifier 2026-TXTXS-261041.