Saxon Fire
The Saxon Fire was reported on August 9, 2026 in Burnet County, Texas and burned 300 acres. It was fully contained on August 10, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 300 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 9, 2026
- Personnel
- 23
Map
Perimeter mapped August 9, 2026 at 7:08 PM CDT, 300 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 30.779, -98.002.
The incident
- Size
- 300 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 9, 2026 at 3:06 PM CDT
- Contained
- August 10, 2026 at 8:35 PM CDT
- Controlled
- August 13, 2026 at 8:00 PM CDT
- Cause
- Human, Debris and open burning, Burn Barrel
- Location
- 3 Miles NE from Bertram, TX
- County
- Burnet County
- State
- Texas
- Nearest city reported
- Bertram
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 23
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-TXTXS-266760
- IRWIN identifier
- 7974BE87-D571-4BDA-B23D-79127C468E61
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 9, 2026 (300 acres) to August 13, 2026 (300 acres).
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 9, 2026 | 300 | |
| August 13, 2026 | 300 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Bertram, 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 1:35 PM CDT. Identifier 2026-TXTXS-266760.