Yellow Square Fire
The Yellow Square Fire was reported on August 25, 2026 in Coryell County, Texas and burned 221 acres. It was fully contained on August 29, 2026.
- Size
- 221 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 25, 2026
- Personnel
- 6
Map
Perimeter mapped August 25, 2026 at 10:14 PM CDT, 220 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 31.474, -98.049.
The incident
- Size
- 221 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 25, 2026 at 5:21 PM CDT
- Contained
- August 29, 2026 at 7:10 PM CDT
- Controlled
- September 4, 2026 at 8:00 PM CDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 6 Miles E from Avant, TX
- County
- Coryell County
- State
- Texas
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 6
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-TXTXS-267665
- IRWIN identifier
- 06B9FE68-2D6E-4022-8CFC-2430409ECB8D
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 28, 2026 (219 acres) to August 29, 2026 (220 acres). The largest one-day growth was 1 acres, mapped August 29, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 28, 2026 | 219 | |
| August 29, 2026 | 220 | +1 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Ames, 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 5, 2026 at 2:03 PM CDT. Identifier 2026-TXTXS-267665.