Rustler Fire
The Rustler Fire was reported on August 22, 2026 in Motley County, Texas and burned 1,834 acres. It was fully contained on August 24, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,834 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 22, 2026
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeter mapped August 23, 2026 at 5:42 AM CDT, 1,834 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 33.838, -100.993.
The incident
- Size
- 1,834 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 22, 2026 at 6:59 PM CDT
- Contained
- August 24, 2026 at 8:05 PM CDT
- Controlled
- August 28, 2026 at 7:43 PM CDT
- Cause
- Natural, Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 10 Miles SW from Roaring Springs, TX
- County
- Motley County
- State
- Texas
- Nearest city reported
- Roaring Springs
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Chaparral (6 feet)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-TXTXS-267465
- IRWIN identifier
- 7615725D-D9C8-4362-BEDC-BF102E7F01D0
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 24, 2026 (1,829 acres) to September 11, 2026 (1,834 acres). The largest one-day growth was 5 acres, mapped September 11, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 24, 2026 | 1,829 | |
| September 11, 2026 | 1,834 | +5 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Matador, 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 1:38 PM CDT. Identifier 2026-TXTXS-267465.