No longer in the daily fire updates. The Bufford Creek Fire last appeared in an official report on August 14, 2026, at 3,240 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 →

Bufford Creek Fire

Stephens County, Texas · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 14, 2026 (about 1 month ago)
First reported about 7 weeks ago
Metric Now
Size
3,240 acres
Sep 24, 10:00 PM
−16 acres
was 3,256 acres · Aug 12, 3:00 PM
Containment
95%
Sep 24, 10:00 PM
+5 percent
was 90% · Aug 13, 2:01 PM
Crew size
19
Sep 24, 10:00 PM
−24
was 43 · Aug 14, 4:01 PM
Money spent
$0
Sep 24, 10:00 PM

Bufford Creek Fire and other nearby fires

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Bufford Creek Fire summary

The Bufford Creek Fire is a wildfire near Stephens County, Texas. It has burned about 3,240 acres (about 2,000 football fields). Crews have boxed in 95% of its edge; the other 5% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 7 weeks ago. About 19 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC.

Size
3,240 acres
Containment
95%
Discovered
August 10, 2026 (first reported about 7 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Friday, August 14th at 5:00 p.m. CDT.

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Weather & fire-spread conditions

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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.

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Day Night
This Afternoon
102°F · Sunny
Wind 15 mph S · 0% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Very hot Dry
77°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 10 to 15 mph S · 0% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry
Saturday
100°F · Sunny
Wind 10 mph S · 1% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Very hot Dry
77°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 5 to 10 mph S · 1% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry
Sunday
102°F · Sunny
Wind 5 mph SSW · 0% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Very hot Dry
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Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Friday, August 14th at 5:08 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 19 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. The government rates it a Type 4 Incident.

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