Cedar Hill Fire (Texas)
Started on Aug 14, 2026.
United States todayLive
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Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Location
- Floyd County
- Cause
- Natural
- Complexity
- Type 5 Incident
- Fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Jurisdiction
- SFS · Private land
Burning in Floyd County, Texas, the active Cedar Hill Fire has charred 321 acres of private land primarily fueled by short grass standing one foot tall. Driven by natural causes, the Type 5 Incident managed by SFS has achieved 95% containment since it started on August 14, 2026.
This blaze occurs within a regional fire season that typically spans from June to October. On a broader national scale, wildfire activity in 2026 has recorded 2,909,844 hectares burned so far, marking a figure that is 47 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Texas for 1 day. In total it burned about 321 acres — around 1.3 km².
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 3,201,049 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 42% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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