Roman Fire
The Roman Fire was reported on May 14, 2026 in Hartley County, Texas and burned 6,294 acres. It was fully contained on May 16, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 6,294 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 14, 2026
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeter mapped May 14, 2026 at 11:15 PM CDT, 17 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 35.718, -102.868.
The incident
- Size
- 6,294 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 14, 2026 at 8:38 PM CDT
- Contained
- May 16, 2026 at 1:26 PM CDT
- Controlled
- May 20, 2026 at 7:15 PM CDT
- Cause
- Natural, Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 30 Miles W from Channing, TX
- County
- Hartley County
- State
- Texas
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-TXTXS-264104
- IRWIN identifier
- 3365B0CF-31B1-43CC-9F8B-D0FEAD8BA2C4
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Hartley, 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 20, 2026 at 7:16 PM CDT. Identifier 2026-TXTXS-264104.