No longer in the daily fire updates. The Old Deer Fire last appeared in an official report on August 24, 2026, at 676 acres and 98% contained. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Old Deer Fire

Carson County, Texas · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 24, 2026 (about 2 months ago)
First reported about 8 weeks ago
Metric Now
Size
676 acres
Oct 21, 12:00 PM
+76 acres
was 600 acres · Aug 23, 9:00 PM
Containment
98%
Oct 21, 12:00 PM
+3 percent
was 95% · Aug 24, 10:00 AM
Crew size —
Money spent —

Old Deer Fire and other nearby fires

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Old Deer Fire summary

The Old Deer Fire is a wildfire near Carson County, Texas. It has burned about 676 acres (about 512 football fields). Crews have boxed in 98% of its edge; the other 2% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 8 weeks ago.

Size
676 acres
Containment
98%
Discovered
August 23, 2026 (first reported about 8 weeks ago)
Cause
Undetermined (remarks required)

The size and containment above are current as of Monday, August 24th at 11:00 a.m. CDT.

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Weather & fire-spread conditions

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Day Night
Today
104°F · Sunny
Wind 5 to 10 mph NNW · 5% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Very hot Dry
72°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind 5 to 10 mph ENE · 9% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry
Tuesday
100°F · Sunny
Wind 5 to 10 mph NNE · 11% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Very hot Dry
68°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 5 to 10 mph ENE · 45% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Some rain
Wednesday
93°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 5 to 10 mph NE · 45% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Some rain
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Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, August 24th at 11:07 a.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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