Walker 1157 Fire
The Walker 1157 Fire was reported on February 9, 2026 in Walker County, Texas and burned 126 acres. It was fully contained on February 9, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 126 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 9, 2026
Map
Perimeter mapped February 9, 2026 at 8:19 PM CST, 126 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 30.781, -95.386.
The incident
- Size
- 126 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 9, 2026 at 2:21 PM CST
- Contained
- February 9, 2026 at 8:53 PM CST
- Controlled
- February 10, 2026 at 5:20 PM CST
- Cause
- Human, Debris and open burning, Machine pile/slash
- County
- Walker County
- State
- Texas
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident management
- Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-TXTXS-261157
- IRWIN identifier
- EEB945F3-691F-446C-BAF1-31A904232673
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Riverside, 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 February 11, 2026 at 12:16 PM CST. Identifier 2026-TXTXS-261157.