No longer in the daily fire updates. The Rusk 6423 Fire last appeared in an official report on July 31, at under 1 acre and 0% contained. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Rusk 6423 Fire

Rusk County, Texas · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Jul 31, 2026 (about 2 hours ago)
First reported yesterday
Metric Now
Size
0 acres
Jul 31, 8:00 PM
Containment
0%
Jul 31, 8:00 PM
Crew size
Money spent

Rusk 6423 Fire and other nearby fires

🔥 Where this fire started Mostly contained Partly contained Containment not reported

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Rusk 6423 Fire summary

The Rusk 6423 Fire is a wildfire near Rusk County, Texas. It has burned about under 1 acre. Crews have boxed in 0% of its edge; the other 100% isn't contained yet. It's a brand-new fire, first reported yesterday.

Size
under 1 acre
Containment
0%
Discovered
July 31, 2026 (first reported yesterday)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Friday, July 31st at 7:01 p.m. CDT.

Weather & fire-spread conditions

No Red Flag Warning. The National Weather Service hasn't flagged this area for dangerous fire-spread conditions right now.

Hot, dry, and windy weather can help a fire grow; cool, calm, or wet weather helps crews. The tags below rate each day for fire spread — green is calm, red can push a fire.

A general fire-weather guide (wind matters most, then how dry it is, then heat), not a prediction of what this fire will do.

Tonight

77°F · Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 10 to 15 mph SW · 22% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Some rain

Saturday

98°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 10 to 15 mph W · 22% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Some rain

Saturday Night

72°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 0 to 10 mph N · 3% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Sunday

96°F · Sunny

Wind 5 to 10 mph N · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry

Sunday Night

71°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 0 to 5 mph NE · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Friday, July 31st at 7:09 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

This fire is small enough that no crew size or team has been posted yet. That's normal for a fire this size — those numbers show up once a fire is big enough to need a formal report.

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