Rio Escandito Fire

Hamilton County, Texas · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Aug 24, 2026 (about 1 hour ago)
First reported today
Metric Now
Size
300 acres
Aug 24, 4:00 PM
+200 acres
was 100 acres · Aug 24, 3:00 PM
Containment
0%
Aug 24, 4:00 PM
Crew size —
Money spent —

Rio Escandito Fire and other nearby fires

🔥 Where this fire started Mostly contained Partly contained Containment not reported

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Rio Escandito Fire summary

The Rio Escandito Fire is a wildfire near Hamilton County, Texas. It has burned about 300 acres (about 227 football fields). Crews have boxed in 0% of its edge; the other 100% isn't contained yet. It's a brand-new fire, first reported today. We're also tracking 1 other active fire within about 75 miles.

Size
300 acres
Containment
0%
Discovered
August 24, 2026 (first reported today)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Monday, August 24th at 4:00 p.m. CDT.

Weather & fire-spread conditions

No Red Flag Warning. The National Weather Service hasn't flagged this area for dangerous fire-spread conditions right now.

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 10 mph S · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Very hot Dry

Tonight

76°F · Clear

Wind 10 to 15 mph S · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Tuesday

104°F · Sunny

Wind 5 to 10 mph SW · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Very hot Dry

Tuesday Night

78°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 10 mph SSW · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Wednesday

105°F · Sunny

Wind 5 to 10 mph SW · 12% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Very hot Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, August 24th at 4:08 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.

Where to get live updates

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Nearby fires to Rio Escandito Fire

Within about 75 miles we're tracking 1 other active fire, closest first:

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