Western Fire
The Western Fire was reported on May 15, 2026 in Randall County, Texas and burned 1,137 acres. It was fully contained on May 16, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,137 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 15, 2026
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeter mapped May 15, 2026 at 10:07 PM CDT, 1,137 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 34.883, -101.938.
The incident
- Size
- 1,137 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 15, 2026 at 4:52 PM CDT
- Contained
- May 16, 2026 at 12:44 PM CDT
- Controlled
- May 21, 2026 at 7:31 PM CDT
- Cause
- Human, Equipment and vehicle use, Hot work: welder/grinder/torch/cutter
- Location
- 9 Miles N from Happy, TX
- County
- Randall County
- State
- Texas
- Nearest city reported
- Happy
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-TXTXS-264127
- IRWIN identifier
- 8972805F-C7DC-4499-B9FE-D93F8CD06587
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Canyon, 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 June 9, 2026 at 1:44 PM CDT. Identifier 2026-TXTXS-264127.