Bufford Creek Fire (TX)
Satellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Location
- 5 Miles NE from Breckenridge, TX
- Personnel
- 63
- Complexity
- Type 4 Incident
- Fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Behavior
- Moderate, Flanking
- Jurisdiction
- SFS · Private land
Burning across private land in Stephens, Texas, the active Bufford Creek Fire has consumed 1,500 acres of tall grass standing two and a half feet high since it started on August 10, 2026. Managed by SFS as a Type 5 Incident, the wildfire currently displays minimal fire behavior and has reached 25 percent containment.
Orbiting satellites have detected 10 heat signatures near the fire perimeter over the past 48 hours, illustrating the extent of the spread across the landscape.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to October. Nationally, 2,799,726 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that sits 49 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Texas for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 2,500 acres — about 10 km². Crews have contained 43% of the perimeter, but most of the fire line is still open.
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
The bigger picture in United States
Across United States, roughly 2,799,726 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 49% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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