Sabine 7695 Fire

Sabine County, Texas · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Aug 26, 2026 (about 2 hours ago)

First reported today

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	2 acres Aug 26, 4:00 PM	1 acres Aug 26, 5:00 PM −1 acres was 2 acres · Aug 26, 4:00 PM	−1 acres in about 1 hour
Containment	0% Aug 26, 4:00 PM	80% Aug 26, 5:00 PM +80 percent was 0% · Aug 26, 4:00 PM	+80 percent in about 1 hour
Crew size	—	—	—
Money spent	—	—	—

Sabine 7695 Fire summary

The Sabine 7695 Fire is a wildfire near Sabine County, Texas. It has burned about 1 acre. Crews have boxed in 80% of its edge; the other 20% isn't contained yet. It's a brand-new fire, first reported today. We're also tracking 8 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size: 1 acre
Containment: 80%
Discovered: August 26, 2026 (first reported today)
Cause: Equipment and vehicle use

The size and containment above are current as of Wednesday, August 26th at 5:00 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

102°F · Sunny

Wind 5 mph SW · 3% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Very hot Dry

Tonight

77°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 0 mph · 46% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Some rain

Thursday

96°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 0 to 5 mph SW · 46% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Some rain

Thursday Night

73°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 0 to 5 mph SE · 43% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Friday

95°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 0 to 5 mph NE · 41% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Some rain

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Wednesday, August 26th at 5:06 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.

Where to get live updates

We show the daily official picture. For minute-by-minute updates, evacuation orders, and maps, these do it best:

→ Watch Duty: real-time fire reporting and evacuations.
→ InciWeb: the government's official fire information site.

Nearby fires to Sabine 7695 Fire

Within about 75 miles we're tracking 8 other active fires, closest first:

See all active fires in Texas →

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