The U.S. government is tracking 6 wildfires in Texas today. Together they cover about 91K acres (roughly 69,000 football fields), spread across the state. Only 1 is large (1,000+ acres); the rest are small or brand-new. "Tracked" means officials are watching them, not that they're out of control. Here's where they stand:
Updated Saturday, September 5th at 6:00 p.m. CDT
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“Contained” is how much of a fire's edge crews have boxed in. 100% means they have a line all the way around it. A fire at 0% is usually new or still being sized up, not out of control. Biggest first — tap any fire for the map, weather, and details.
Ross Fire
Palo Pinto County, Texas
90,400 acres
44% contained
Paw Fire
Schleicher County, Texas
202 acres
100% contained
Bright Light Fire
Stonewall County, Texas
125 acres
90% contained
Half Section Fire
Schleicher County, Texas
123 acres
95% contained
Humming Fire
Briscoe County, Texas
75 acres
90% contained
Black Fire
Brewster County, Texas
5 acres
Containment not reported
Official data from the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC), the U.S. government's wildfire tracker. We refresh it daily. Brand-new small fires can take a day or two to show up here.
Oregon
74 fires · 46 not contained · 2.9M acres
California
65 fires · 64 not contained · 66K acres
Washington
34 fires · 25 not contained · 651K acres
Montana
32 fires · 27 not contained · 98K acres
New Mexico
28 fires · 21 not contained · 66K acres
Oklahoma
25 fires · 15 not contained · 39K acres
Idaho
24 fires · 23 not contained · 209K acres
Wisconsin
23 fires · 23 not contained · small fires
Florida
16 fires · 5 not contained · 72K acres
South Dakota
14 fires · 11 not contained · 3,224 acres
Wyoming
13 fires · 11 not contained · 7,998 acres
Utah
12 fires · 8 not contained · 198K acres
Nevada
10 fires · 7 not contained · 164K acres
Colorado
8 fires · 8 not contained · 163K acres
Arizona
7 fires · 7 not contained · 1,181 acres
Minnesota
6 fires · 3 not contained · 75K acres
North Dakota
6 fires · 5 not contained · small fires
Alaska
5 fires · 5 not contained · 46K acres
Mississippi
5 fires · all contained · 2,224 acres
Arkansas
5 fires · 5 not contained · small fires
Georgia
2 fires · 1 not contained · 1,850 acres
Maine
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Hawaii
1 fire · all contained · small fires
Tennessee
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Michigan
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
North Carolina
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Alabama
1 fire · all contained · 1,650 acres
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