Red Gate Fire (Texas)
Satellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Location
- 4 Miles NE from Eldorado, TX
- Personnel
- 31
- Complexity
- Type 5 Incident
- Fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Behavior
- Active, Flanking
- Jurisdiction
- SFS · Private land
Burning through tall grass measuring 2.5 feet in height, the active Red Gate Fire has consumed 499 acres in Schleicher County, Texas, located four miles northeast of Eldorado. Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature with three detections over the past 48 hours, highlighting the extent of the spread across private land as the blaze exhibits active, flanking behavior.
A Type 5 Incident managed by a Type 5 Incident Commander, the fire is currently 90 percent contained with 31 personnel assigned to the operation by the SFS. Having started on September 7, 2026, the incident unfolds within a typical regional fire season that spans from June to October.
This event occurs during a broader national fire year in which 3,186,142 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a total 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 499 acres — about 2.0 km². At 90% containment, the fire is nearly under control.
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 3,186,142 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 42% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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