Red Bank Fire, Texas (2026) — Map & Containment

This fire in numbersDay 2

84Hectares207Acres2Days burning

Containment70%

Started on Sep 15, 2026. 30% of the perimeter still to contain.

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Red Bank Fire (Texas) — Sentinel-2 true color

Red Bank 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: Parker County
Complexity: Type 5 IncidentOfficial scale from 5 to 1: a Type 1 is the most complex in the country.
How it's behaving: Moderate
Jurisdiction: SFS · Private land

Glossary: what each term means

Minimal

Barely moving. Low, thin smoke.

Smoldering

Burning without flame, in the ground or in roots. Can flare up days later.

Creeping

Moves slowly, hugging the ground.

Moderate

Spreads with low, steady flames.

Active

Spreading evenly and steadily, with visible flame.

Extreme

Fast and unpredictable.

Running

Runs along the ground much faster than a person walks.

Flanking

Grows along the sides, not head-on.

Backing

Moves against the wind or downhill, which makes it slower.

Crowning

Climbs into the treetops and jumps crown to crown. It can't be attacked from the ground.

Short Crown Runs

Climbs into the crowns in bursts and drops back down.

Torching

Whole trees flaring up like torches.

Isolated Torching

Single scattered trees flaring up whole, like torches.

Group Torching

Whole clumps of trees flaring at once.

Spotting

Wind carries embers through the air and starts new fires ahead of the front: that is how a fire jumps a road or a firebreak.

Wind Driven Runs

The wind pushes it in long runs in one direction.

The ones marked ● are the behaviors that make a fire harder to stop. They are not a warning or an instruction: they are the description written by the agency in charge. For decisions, always follow your emergency services.

Burning through 207 acres of private land in Parker County, Texas, the active Red Bank Fire is currently exhibiting moderate fire behavior under the management of a Type 5 Incident team and the SFS agency. Satellites are picking up four heat signatures over the past 48 hours, indicating how far the fire has spread across the terrain since it started on September 15, 2026.

With containment now reaching 70 percent, the incident unfolds within a broader regional context where the typical fire season runs from June to October. Across the country, 3,226,886 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 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 207 acres — about 0.8 km². About 70% of the perimeter is contained — over half is secured, though hotspots remain.

In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.