River Bluff Fire (Texas)
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Fire (SWIR)
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🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Location
- Atascosa County
- Complexity
- Type 5 Incident
- Fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Jurisdiction
- SFS · Private land
Burning in timber with litter and understory on private land in Atascosa, Texas, the active River Bluff Fire has grown to 300 acres since it started on August 31, 2026. Satellites are picking up three heat signatures nearby over a 48-hour period, marking the extent of the spread for this Type 5 Incident managed by the SFS. Currently at 10 percent containment, the fire continues to burn as part of the regional fire season that typically runs from June to October.
This incident unfolds during a broader year for the country, which has seen 3,150,304 hectares burned so far in 2026, placing the national burned area 43 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Texas for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 300 acres — about 1.2 km². Crews have contained 10% 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 3,150,304 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 43% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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