Chimney Creek Fire

Shackelford County, Texas · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 28, 2026 (about 8 hours ago)

First reported yesterday

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	150 acres Aug 28, 3:00 AM	154 acres Aug 29, 1:00 AM +4 acres was 150 acres · Aug 28, 3:00 AM	+4 acres in about 22 hours
Containment	90% Aug 28, 3:00 PM	95% Aug 29, 1:00 AM +5 percent was 90% · Aug 28, 3:00 PM	+5 percent in about 10 hours
Crew size	—	—	—
Money spent	—	—	—

Chimney Creek Fire summary

The Chimney Creek Fire is a wildfire near Shackelford County, Texas. It has burned about 154 acres (about 117 football fields). Crews have boxed in 95% of its edge; the other 5% isn't contained yet. It's a brand-new fire, first reported yesterday.

Size: 154 acres
Containment: 95%
Discovered: August 28, 2026 (first reported yesterday)
Cause: Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Friday, August 28th at 6:00 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

98°F · Sunny

Wind 10 mph E · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry

Tonight

75°F · Clear

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

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Saturday

100°F · Sunny

Wind 5 to 10 mph SSW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Very hot Dry

Saturday Night

76°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 10 mph SSE · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Sunday

99°F · Sunny

Wind 10 mph SSW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Friday, August 28th at 6:04 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 Chimney Creek Fire

No other active fires are near this one right now. It's on its own.

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