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Encino Fire (Texas)

Ended · 25% containedCrews stopped it spreading on 25% of the perimeter. Not the same as out, and not 25% burned. · 325 acres (132 hectares) · Started · Updated

This fire in numbers2 days
132Hectares325Acres2Days it lasted
Containment25%

Started on Sep 10, 2026.

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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

Quick facts

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

An active Type 5 Incident designated as the Encino Fire is burning on private land in Brooks, Texas, having started on September 10, 2026. The wildfire currently spans 300 acres and remains completely uncontained under the response management of the SFS agency.

Satellites monitoring the incident have picked up two heat detections over the past 48 hours, indicating the current thermal activity and spread of the fire front. The regional fire season typically spans from June to October, providing a seasonal backdrop for the incident.

Nationwide context reveals that 3,201,049 hectares have burned so far in 2026, a figure that sits 42% below the country's two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Texas for 1 day. In total it burned about 325 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 3,388,378 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 38% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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