No longer in the daily fire updates. The Canadian River Fire last appeared in an official report on August 9, 2026, at 330 acres and 95% contained. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Canadian River Fire

Oldham County, Texas · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 9, 2026 (2 months ago)
First reported about 2 months ago
Metric Now
Size
330 acres
Oct 21, 12:00 PM
+130 acres
was 200 acres · Aug 8, 9:00 PM
Containment
95%
Oct 21, 12:00 PM
+5 percent
was 90% · Aug 9, 4:00 PM
Crew size
27
Oct 21, 12:00 PM
Money spent
$0
Oct 21, 12:00 PM

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Canadian River Fire summary

The Canadian River Fire is a wildfire near Oldham County, Texas. It has burned about 330 acres (about 250 football fields). Crews have boxed in 95% of its edge; the other 5% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 2 months ago. About 27 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC.

Size
330 acres
Containment
95%
Discovered
August 8, 2026 (first reported about 2 months ago)
Cause
Undetermined (remarks required)

The size and containment above are current as of Sunday, August 9th at 6:00 p.m. CDT.

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Weather & fire-spread conditions

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Day Night
Tonight —
71°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 15 to 20 mph SSW · 1% rain
Wind: Windy Heat: Cool Dry
Monday
101°F · Sunny
Wind 15 mph SSW · 0% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Very hot Dry
72°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 15 mph S · 0% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry
Tuesday
101°F · Sunny
Wind 15 to 20 mph SSW · 1% rain
Wind: Windy Heat: Very hot Dry
73°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 15 to 20 mph S · 1% rain
Wind: Windy Heat: Cool Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Sunday, August 9th at 6:05 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 27 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. The government rates it a Type 5 Incident.

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