Texas wildfires

San Francisco 2 Fire

ContainedStarr County, Texas2026Wildfire

The San Francisco 2 Fire was reported on September 29, 2026 in Starr County, Texas and burned 524 acres. It is 100 percent contained.

Size
524 acres
Contained
100%
Discovered
September 29, 2026
Personnel
1

Map

No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 26.287, -98.692.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for West Alto Bonito Colonia

The incident

Size
524 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
September 29, 2026 at 8:30 PM CDT
Cause
Undetermined
Location
2 Miles S from LA CASITA, TX
County
Starr County
State
Texas
Nearest city reported
LA CASITA
Protecting agency
USFWS
Jurisdiction
USFWS
Land ownership at origin
USFWS
Personnel assigned
1
Incident management
Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
Primary fuel
Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
Estimated cost to date
$40,000
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2026-TXRGR-000402
IRWIN identifier
045F13C2-ADA1-4D4C-8F18-C380179F8D01

Weather at the fire

  • Wind up to 8 mph from the north
  • Relative humidity as low as 60%
  • High of 91°F

National Weather Service hourly forecast for the fire’s point of origin, next 24 hours.

Full forecast for West Alto Bonito Colonia, TX

Alerts in force

Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches covering the fire's point of origin.

No Red Flag Warning or Fire Weather Watch is in force at the fire.

Smoke

NOAA’s Hazard Mapping System analysts have not drawn smoke over the fire’s origin today.

NOAA’s smoke model forecasts near-surface smoke at the origin peaking at 0.1 µg/m³ around Sat, 2:00 PM CDT over the next 48 hours.

Smoke and fire layers on the radar

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 October 2, 2026 at 1:41 PM CDT. Identifier 2026-TXRGR-000402.