Willard Fire
The Willard Fire was reported on February 24, 2026 in Dallam County, Texas and burned 540 acres. It was fully contained on February 24, 2026.
- Size
- 540 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 24, 2026
- Personnel
- 32
Map
Perimeter mapped February 24, 2026 at 4:35 PM CST, 2 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 36.299, -102.242.
The incident
- Size
- 540 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 24, 2026 at 2:23 PM CST
- Contained
- February 24, 2026 at 6:59 PM CST
- Controlled
- February 27, 2026 at 8:00 PM CST
- Cause
- Undetermined, Undetermined (remarks required), Origin destroyed
- Location
- 9 Miles W from Stratford, TX
- County
- Dallam County
- State
- Texas
- Nearest city reported
- Stratford
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 32
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-TXTXS-261811
- IRWIN identifier
- 45DA5C5C-23F5-4161-8562-421AD73A7B4B
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Stratford, 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 March 6, 2026 at 4:52 PM CST. Identifier 2026-TXTXS-261811.