Rusk 7961 Fire

Rusk County, Texas · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Sep 1, 2026 (32 minutes ago)
First reported today
Metric Now
Size
2 acres
Sep 1, 3:00 PM
Containment
90%
Sep 1, 3:00 PM
+90 percent
was 0% · Sep 1, 2:00 PM
Crew size —
Money spent —

Rusk 7961 Fire and other nearby fires

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Rusk 7961 Fire summary

The Rusk 7961 Fire is a wildfire near Rusk County, Texas. It has burned about 2 acres (about 2 football fields). Crews have boxed in 90% of its edge; the other 10% isn't contained yet. It's a brand-new fire, first reported today. We're also tracking 4 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size
2 acres
Containment
90%
Discovered
September 1, 2026 (first reported today)
Cause
Power generation/transmission/distribution

The size and containment above are current as of Tuesday, September 1st at 3:00 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

99°F · Partly Sunny

Wind 15 mph E · 7% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry

Tonight

75°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 to 15 mph SE · 25% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Some rain

Wednesday

93°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Wind 10 to 15 mph SE · 66% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Rain likely

Wednesday Night

75°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 to 10 mph SE · 44% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Some rain

Thursday

96°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 to 10 mph S · 37% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Some rain

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Tuesday, September 1st at 3:04 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

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Nearby fires to Rusk 7961 Fire

Within about 75 miles we're tracking 4 other active fires, closest first:

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