Shotgun Fire
The Shotgun Fire was reported on August 30, 2026 in Callahan County, Texas and burned 365 acres. It was fully contained on August 31, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 365 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 30, 2026
- Personnel
- 12
Map
Perimeter mapped August 31, 2026 at 2:06 AM CDT, 366 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 32.112, -99.372.
The incident
- Size
- 365 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 30, 2026 at 5:46 PM CDT
- Contained
- August 31, 2026 at 9:01 PM CDT
- Controlled
- September 4, 2026 at 8:00 PM CDT
- Cause
- Human, Equipment and vehicle use, Trailer
- Location
- 12 Miles W from Cross Plains, TX
- County
- Callahan County
- State
- Texas
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 12
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-TXTXS-267889
- IRWIN identifier
- 8604BEE6-89F4-4488-9C02-DFD121FD0BD7
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Cross Plains, 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 September 7, 2026 at 1:09 PM CDT. Identifier 2026-TXTXS-267889.