Whitetail Fire
The Whitetail Fire was reported on August 28, 2026 in Edwards County, Texas and burned 494 acres. It was fully contained on August 30, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 494 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 28, 2026
- Personnel
- 4
Map
Perimeter mapped August 28, 2026 at 6:36 PM CDT, 494 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 30.055, -100.429.
The incident
- Size
- 494 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 28, 2026 at 4:57 PM CDT
- Contained
- August 30, 2026 at 3:07 PM CDT
- Controlled
- September 1, 2026 at 10:28 PM CDT
- Cause
- Natural, Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 13 Miles W from Rocksprings, TX
- County
- Edwards County
- State
- Texas
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 4
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-TXTXS-267811
- IRWIN identifier
- 07B8B040-7705-469B-8EF7-EDCFBE07FE2E
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Rocksprings, TX covers the area today.
Nearby
- Rocksprings, TX14 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Sonora, TX38 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Junction, TX49 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Brackettville, TX51 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Fort Clark Springs, TX52 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Laughlin Air Force Base, TX53 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 September 15, 2026 at 4:47 AM CDT. Identifier 2026-TXTXS-267811.