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Yellow Sqaure Fire (Texas)

Ended · 30% containedCrews stopped it spreading on 30% of the perimeter. Not the same as out, and not 30% burned. · 300 acres (121 hectares) · Started · Updated

This fire in numbers2 days
121Hectares300Acres2Days it lasted
Containment30%

Started on Aug 25, 2026.

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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

Quick facts

Location
Coryell County
Complexity
Type 5 IncidentOfficial scale from 5 to 1: a Type 1 is the most complex in the country.
Jurisdiction
SFS · Private land

Burning across 300 acres of private land in Coryell, Texas, the active Yellow Sqaure Fire has reached 10 percent containment under the management of a Type 5 Incident command by SFS. Satellites are picking up 27 heat signatures clustered nearby over the past 48 hours, highlighting the current spread of the incident since it started on August 25, 2026.

This Texas fire unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which spans from June to October. Nationally, the broader picture shows 3,021,962 hectares burned so far in 2026, placing the current year 45 percent below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Texas for 1 day. In total it burned about 300 acres — around 1.2 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 3,362,441 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 39% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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