Texas wildfires

Tallow Field Fire

ContainedChambers County, Texas2026Wildfire

The Tallow Field Fire was reported on March 14, 2026 in Chambers County, Texas and burned 257 acres. It was fully contained on March 14, 2026.

Size
257 acres
Contained
100%
Discovered
March 14, 2026

Map

No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 29.591, -94.682.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Bolivar Peninsula

The incident

Size
257 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
March 14, 2026 at 9:26 AM CDT
Contained
March 14, 2026 at 4:58 PM 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
Dormant Brush, Hardwood Slash
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2026-TXTXS-262431
IRWIN identifier
8C2D470B-280B-4CFD-9923-280CFD423545

Weather in the area

This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Bolivar Peninsula, 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 March 14, 2026 at 5:26 PM CDT. Identifier 2026-TXTXS-262431.