Vega Fire
The Vega Fire was reported on September 10, 2026 in Karnes County, Texas and burned 352 acres. It was fully contained on September 11, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 352 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 10, 2026
- Personnel
- 16
Map
Perimeter mapped September 10, 2026 at 10:32 PM CDT, 352 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 28.839, -97.622.
The incident
- Size
- 352 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 10, 2026 at 5:38 PM CDT
- Contained
- September 11, 2026 at 1:42 PM CDT
- Controlled
- September 14, 2026 at 2:55 PM CDT
- Cause
- Natural, Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 6 Miles SE from Runge, TX
- County
- Karnes County
- State
- Texas
- Nearest city reported
- Runge
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 16
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-TXTXS-268361
- IRWIN identifier
- 34558FEC-137E-4474-A655-DBC92189D689
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Runge, 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 14, 2026 at 2:56 PM CDT. Identifier 2026-TXTXS-268361.