Upton Road Fire
The Upton Road Fire was reported on February 24, 2026 in Texas County, Missouri and burned 550 acres. It was declared out on March 4, 2026.
- Size
- 550 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 24, 2026
- Personnel
- 27
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 37.375, -92.198.
The incident
- Size
- 550 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 24, 2026 at 3:40 PM CST
- Contained
- February 24, 2026 at 7:30 PM CST
- Controlled
- March 4, 2026 at 1:30 PM CST
- Declared out
- March 4, 2026 at 1:30 PM CST
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 20 Miles NW from Houston, MO
- County
- Texas County
- State
- Missouri
- Nearest city reported
- Houston, MO
- Protecting agency
- DOC
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 27
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $10,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-MOMOS-000113
- IRWIN identifier
- 5CD5DA4F-E543-4E90-A3C8-E9BC2551FB35
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Houston, MO covers the area today.
Nearby
- Houston, MO14 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Mountain Grove, MO17 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Cabool, MO18 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Licking, MO21 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Fort Leonard Wood, MO23 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Mansfield, MO28 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 March 4, 2026 at 1:29 PM CST. Identifier 2026-MOMOS-000113.