Roadside 5 Fire
The Roadside 5 Fire was reported on August 5, 2026 in Carson County, Texas and burned 379 acres. It was fully contained on August 6, 2026.
- Size
- 379 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 5, 2026
- Personnel
- 21
Map
Perimeter mapped August 5, 2026 at 9:06 PM CDT, 380 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 35.597, -101.219.
The incident
- Size
- 379 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 5, 2026 at 3:53 PM CDT
- Contained
- August 6, 2026 at 1:12 PM CDT
- Cause
- Undetermined, Undetermined (remarks required), Origin and/or cause not identified
- Location
- 3 Miles SE from Skellytown, TX
- County
- Carson County
- State
- Texas
- Nearest city reported
- Skellytown
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 21
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-TXTXS-266635
- IRWIN identifier
- 096D5C9F-60F7-4D5E-AD31-1C9755870F64
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Borger, 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 August 31, 2026 at 1:37 PM CDT. Identifier 2026-TXTXS-266635.