No longer in the daily fire updates. The Grass Burr Fire last appeared in an official report on August 14, 2026, at 2,622 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 →

Grass Burr Fire

Cottle County, Texas · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 14, 2026 (about 1 month ago)
First reported about 5 weeks ago
Metric Now
Size
2,622 acres
Sep 16, 4:00 AM
+1,222 acres
was 1,400 acres · Aug 14, 2:00 AM
Containment
95%
Sep 16, 4:00 AM
+10 percent
was 85% · Aug 14, 4:01 PM
Crew size
27
Sep 16, 4:00 AM
−25
was 52 · Aug 14, 5:00 PM
Money spent
$0
Sep 16, 4:00 AM

Grass Burr Fire and other nearby fires

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Grass Burr Fire summary

The Grass Burr Fire is a wildfire near Cottle County, Texas. It has burned about 2,622 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 5 weeks ago. About 27 people are on it, run by a Type 5 IC.

Size
2,622 acres
Containment
95%
Discovered
August 13, 2026 (first reported about 5 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Friday, August 14th at 6:00 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.

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

This Afternoon

106°F · Sunny

Wind 15 mph S · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Very hot Dry

Tonight

77°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 15 mph S · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Saturday

103°F · Sunny

Wind 15 mph SSW · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Very hot Dry

Saturday Night

77°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 10 to 15 mph S · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Sunday

102°F · Sunny

Wind 10 mph SSW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Very hot Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Friday, August 14th at 6:08 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

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

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