Clark Fire, Texas (2026) — Map & Containment

This fire in numbersDay 2

202Hectares500Acres2Days burning

Containment25%

Started on Sep 15, 2026. 75% of the perimeter still to contain.

United States todayLive

107Active347Hotspots 48h1.4 MHectares

Last 7 days · steady

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Clark Fire (Texas) — Sentinel-2 true color

Clark Fire (Texas) — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

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True view (left): as the eye sees it.
Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 brown = already burned
🟠 orange = fire right now

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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus

Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS

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Quick facts

Location: Edwards County
Complexity: Type 5 IncidentOfficial scale from 5 to 1: a Type 1 is the most complex in the country.
Jurisdiction: SFS · Private land

Burning across Edwards County, Texas, the active Clark Fire has consumed 500 acres of private land since it started on September 15, 2026. Satellites are picking up a low heat signature with only two heat detections recorded over the past 48 hours, while firefighters have established 25 percent containment on the incident. Managed as a Type 5 Incident by SFS, the fire operates within the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to October.

This incident unfolds against a broader national backdrop where 3,226,886 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a total that is 41 percent below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire has been burning in Texas for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 500 acres — about 2.0 km². Crews have contained 25% 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.