Salty Marsh Fire
The Salty Marsh Fire was reported on February 22, 2026 in Chambers County, Texas and burned 600 acres. It was fully contained on February 23, 2026.
- Size
- 600 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 22, 2026
Map
Perimeter mapped February 22, 2026 at 10:06 PM CST, 409 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 29.562, -94.722.
The incident
- Size
- 600 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 22, 2026 at 6:57 PM CST
- Contained
- February 23, 2026 at 1:50 PM CST
- Controlled
- March 10, 2026 at 9:55 AM CDT
- Cause
- Undetermined, Undetermined (remarks required), Origin and/or cause not identified
- County
- Chambers County
- State
- Texas
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident management
- Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-TXTXS-261689
- IRWIN identifier
- 407D8144-C0EA-4A38-BA47-5742AF0683ED
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Bolivar Peninsula, TX covers the area today.
Nearby
- Bolivar Peninsula, TX10 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Beach City, TX12 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- San Leon, TX13 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Anahuac, TX15 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Texas City, TX16 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Bacliff, TX17 miles west of the fire’s origin
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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 1:33 PM CDT. Identifier 2026-TXTXS-261689.