No longer in the daily fire updates. The Rustler Fire last appeared in an official report on August 24, 2026, at 1,834 acres and 85% contained. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Rustler Fire

Motley County, Texas · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 24, 2026 (about 1 month ago)
First reported about 7 weeks ago
Metric Now
Size
1,834 acres
Oct 7, 2:00 PM
+334 acres
was 1,500 acres · Aug 24, 3:00 PM
Containment
85%
Oct 7, 2:00 PM
+5 percent
was 80% · Aug 24, 6:00 PM
Crew size
20
Oct 7, 2:00 PM
−42
was 62 · Aug 24, 4:00 PM
Money spent
$0
Oct 7, 2:00 PM

Rustler Fire and other nearby fires

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Rustler Fire summary

The Rustler Fire is a wildfire near Motley County, Texas. It has burned about 1,834 acres (about 1,000 football fields). Crews have boxed in 85% of its edge; the other 15% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 7 weeks ago. About 20 people are on it, run by a Type 5 IC.

Size
1,834 acres
Containment
85%
Discovered
August 22, 2026 (first reported about 7 weeks ago)
Cause
Natural

The size and containment above are current as of Monday, August 24th at 8:00 p.m. CDT.

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Weather & fire-spread conditions

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Day Night
Tonight —
77°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy
Wind 10 to 15 mph SW · 13% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry
Tuesday
103°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind 5 to 15 mph SW · 2% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Very hot Dry
73°F · Mostly Cloudy
Wind 5 to 10 mph NE · 14% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry
Wednesday
96°F · Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 5 to 10 mph NNE · 16% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry
70°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 5 mph NNW · 41% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, August 24th at 8:03 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 20 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 5 IC. The government rates it a Type 5 Incident.

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