Started on Aug 29, 2026.
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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus
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Quick facts
- Location
- Sutton County
- Complexity
- Type 5 IncidentOfficial scale from 5 to 1: a Type 1 is the most complex in the country.
- Jurisdiction
- Private land
Spanning 800 acres of private land in Sutton, Texas, the active Mckee Draw Fire remains entirely uncontained following its start on August 29, 2026. Managed as a Type 5 Incident, the wildfire burns within a region where the typical fire season spans from June to October.
This incident unfolds during a broader national landscape that has seen 3,126,257 hectares burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 43% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Texas for less than a day. In total it burned about 800 acres — around 3.2 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 3,243,965 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 41% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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