Live Oak Fire (Texas)
Satellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Location
- 38 Miles SE from San Angelo, TX
- Personnel
- 6
- Complexity
- Type 5 Incident
- Fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Behavior
- Active, Single Tree Torching, Group Torching
- Jurisdiction
- SFS · Private land
Burning through tall grass measuring 2.5 feet in height, the active Live Oak Fire has consumed 500 acres in Menard County, Texas, located 38 miles southeast of San Angelo. Fire behavior is currently characterized as active, featuring single tree torching and group torching across private land. Response efforts are led by a Type 3 Incident Commander overseeing six personnel from the SFS agency, achieving 30 percent containment on this Type 5 incident that started on September 2, 2026.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to October. Across the country, 3,169,257 hectares have burned so far in 2026, a figure that sits 42 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 30% 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 3,169,257 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 42% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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