Unit 12 Middle Fire
The Unit 12 Middle Fire was reported on September 8, 2026 in Jefferson County, Texas and burned 3,000 acres. It was fully contained on September 9, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 3,000 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 8, 2026
- Personnel
- 2
Radar
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Map
Perimeter mapped September 19, 2026 at 10:24 AM CDT, 3,000 acres (auto-generated for inform). Point of origin 29.619, -94.280.
The incident
- Size
- 3,000 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 8, 2026 at 2:24 PM CDT
- Contained
- September 9, 2026 at 6:00 PM CDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 30 Miles S from Beaumont, TX
- County
- Jefferson County
- State
- Texas
- Protecting agency
- USFWS
- Jurisdiction
- USFWS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFWS
- Personnel assigned
- 2
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $25,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-TXMCR-000375
- IRWIN identifier
- 6AC7A40C-ADF9-4AB3-B57D-085B3DBA72AE
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Stowell, TX covers the area today.
Nearby
- Stowell, TX13 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Winnie, TX15 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Bolivar Peninsula, TX21 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Fannett, TX21 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Anahuac, TX26 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Port Arthur, TX27 miles northeast 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 19, 2026 at 10:24 AM CDT. Identifier 2026-TXMCR-000375.