← Back

Coryell 7665 Fire (Texas)

Ended · 0% containedCrews stopped it spreading on 0% of the perimeter. Not the same as out, and not 0% burned. · 500 acres (202 hectares) · Started · Updated

This fire in numbers2 days
202Hectares500Acres2Days it lasted
Containment0%

Started on Aug 25, 2026.

United States todayLive
48Active720Hotspots 48h728 kHectares
Last 7 days · fallingHow many named wildfires were burning on each of the last 7 days. It rises when there are more than on the earlier days.
All United States wildfires
Coryell 7665 Fire (Texas) — Sentinel-2 true color Coryell 7665 Fire (Texas) — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego) True view Fire view
⟷
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

Drag to compare: normal photo on the left, heat brought out on the right.

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

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

Quick facts

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

Burning across 500 acres of private land in Coryell County, Texas, the active Coryell 7665 Fire is currently uncontained and managed as a Type 5 Incident since it started on August 25, 2026. Satellites have registered 27 heat detections in the past 48 hours, highlighting the ongoing spread of the front.

This event unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to October. Nationally, the broader context shows 3,021,962 hectares burned so far in 2026, marking a figure 45% below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Texas for 1 day. In total it burned about 500 acres — around 2.0 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 3,362,441 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 39% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

Follow this fire

We'll email you if it grows, if it gets more contained, or if it goes out.

At most one alert every 6 hours, and only when something changes.

No account. One-click unsubscribe. · Privacy

Get wildfire alerts near here An email when satellites detect new fire in this area. Free, no account. →

Community reports

Reports from people near the fire · unverified

＋ Add info/photo
No reports yet. Nearby? Be the first to report.

Be the first to report what is happening →

Not official emergency information. In an emergency, contact fire services/authorities.

More fires in Texas

See all wildfires in Texas →
← Live wildfire map