No longer in the daily fire updates. The North Bugscuffle Fire last appeared in an official report on August 26, 2026, at 75 acres and 60% contained. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

North Bugscuffle Fire

Montague County, Texas · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 26, 2026 (about 2 months ago)
First reported about 7 weeks ago
Metric Now
Size
75 acres
Oct 12, 9:00 PM
Containment
60%
Oct 12, 9:00 PM
+30 percent
was 30% · Aug 26, 2:00 AM
Crew size —
Money spent —

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North Bugscuffle Fire summary

The North Bugscuffle Fire is a wildfire near Montague County, Texas. It has burned about 75 acres (about 57 football fields). Crews have boxed in 60% of its edge; the other 40% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 7 weeks ago.

Size
75 acres
Containment
60%
Discovered
August 25, 2026 (first reported about 7 weeks ago)
Cause
Undetermined (remarks required)

The size and containment above are current as of Wednesday, August 26th at 4:00 a.m. CDT.

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Weather & fire-spread conditions

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Day Night
Overnight —
79°F · Patchy Smoke
Wind 5 mph WSW · 12% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry
Wednesday
101°F · Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 5 to 10 mph NNW · 20% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Very hot Some rain
74°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy
Wind 0 to 5 mph N · 20% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain
Thursday
99°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind 0 to 5 mph NNE · 14% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Dry
72°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind 0 to 5 mph ENE · 14% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Wednesday, August 26th at 4:04 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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