Camp 7718 Fire

Camp County, Texas · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Aug 27, 2026 (about 2 hours ago)
First reported today
Metric Now
Size
1 acres
Aug 26, 10:00 PM
Containment
0%
Aug 26, 10:00 PM
Crew size —
Money spent —

Camp 7718 Fire and other nearby fires

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Camp 7718 Fire summary

The Camp 7718 Fire is a wildfire near Camp County, Texas. It has burned about 1 acre. 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
1 acre
Containment
0%
Discovered
August 27, 2026 (first reported today)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Wednesday, August 26th at 10:00 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.

Tonight

74°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 0 mph · 43% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Thursday

98°F · Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny

Wind 0 to 5 mph N · 16% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Dry

Thursday Night

73°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy

Wind 0 to 5 mph NE · 19% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Friday

96°F · Sunny

Wind 0 to 5 mph NE · 12% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Dry

Friday Night

73°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 0 to 5 mph SE · 7% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Wednesday, August 26th at 10:06 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

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Nearby fires to Camp 7718 Fire

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

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