Sandy Fire
The Sandy Fire was reported on August 29, 2026 in Kenedy County, Texas and burned 2,003 acres. It was declared out on September 3, 2026.
- Size
- 2,003 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 29, 2026
- Personnel
- 29
Map
Perimeter mapped August 30, 2026 at 2:48 PM CDT, 2,085 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 26.615, -97.922.
The incident
- Size
- 2,003 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 29, 2026 at 3:15 PM CDT
- Contained
- August 31, 2026 at 7:05 PM CDT
- Controlled
- September 3, 2026 at 9:00 PM CDT
- Declared out
- September 3, 2026 at 9:21 PM CDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 12 Miles NW from Raymondville, TX
- County
- Kenedy County
- State
- Texas
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 29
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-TXTXS-267837
- IRWIN identifier
- E63E9B40-4E26-48F3-993F-6ECFFA54A616
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Lasara, TX covers the area today.
Nearby
- Lasara, TX10 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Raymondville, TX13 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Lyford, TX16 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Monte Alto, TX17 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Sebastian, TX20 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Doolittle, TX22 miles southwest 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 September 10, 2026 at 12:04 PM CDT. Identifier 2026-TXTXS-267837.