No longer in the daily fire updates. The Hackberry Creek Fire last appeared in an official report on August 21, 2026, at 407 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 →

Hackberry Creek Fire

Hemphill County, Texas · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 21, 2026 (about 2 months ago)
First reported about 8 weeks ago
Metric Now
Size
407 acres
Oct 12, 9:00 PM
+357 acres
was 50 acres · Aug 20, 8:01 PM
Containment
95%
Oct 12, 9:00 PM
+20 percent
was 75% · Aug 20, 8:01 PM
Crew size —
Money spent —

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Hackberry Creek Fire summary

The Hackberry Creek Fire is a wildfire near Hemphill County, Texas. It has burned about 407 acres (about 308 football fields). Crews have boxed in 95% of its edge; the other 5% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 8 weeks ago.

Size
407 acres
Containment
95%
Discovered
August 20, 2026 (first reported about 8 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Thursday, August 20th at 9:01 p.m. CDT.

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Weather & fire-spread conditions

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Day Night
Tonight —
72°F · Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Clear
Wind 5 to 10 mph ESE · 12% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry
Friday
103°F · Sunny
Wind 5 to 10 mph SW · 8% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Very hot Dry
73°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind 5 to 10 mph SSW · 8% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry
Saturday
102°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind 5 to 10 mph WNW · 5% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Very hot Dry
72°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 10 mph ESE · 6% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Thursday, August 20th at 9:06 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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