Rusk 7949 Fire

Rusk County, Texas · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Sep 1, 2026 (about 1 hour ago)

First reported today

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	—	2 acres Sep 1, 7:00 AM	—
Containment	0% Sep 1, 6:00 AM	80% Sep 1, 7:00 AM +80 percent was 0% · Sep 1, 6:00 AM	+80 percent in about 1 hour
Crew size	—	—	—
Money spent	—	—	—

Rusk 7949 Fire summary

The Rusk 7949 Fire is a wildfire near Rusk County, Texas. It has burned about 2 acres (about 2 football fields). Crews have boxed in 80% of its edge; the other 20% isn't contained yet. It's a brand-new fire, first reported today.

Size: 2 acres
Containment: 80%
Discovered: September 1, 2026 (first reported today)
Cause: Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Tuesday, September 1st at 7:00 a.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.

Today

99°F · Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 0 to 15 mph E · 19% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry

Tonight

75°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 to 15 mph SE · 18% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Wednesday

94°F · Chance Rain Showers

Wind 5 to 15 mph SE · 42% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Some rain

Wednesday Night

74°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 to 15 mph S · 39% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Some rain

Thursday

95°F · Chance Rain Showers

Wind 5 to 10 mph S · 27% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Some rain

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Tuesday, September 1st at 7:05 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.

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 Rusk 7949 Fire

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

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