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Alma

Ellis, TX · Undetermined

This fire is no longer active. It burned 653 acres in Ellis before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

653

Acres Burned

67

Days Burning

Sep 4, 2026

Discovered

3w ago

Last Update

Growth

Grew 423 acres in the last day
Sep 5 / 230 acresSep 5 / 653 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

1 public land unit within 75 miles

Neches River National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / TX

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Situation Updates

Posted by the incident management team on InciWeb, plus changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

Alma update: 653 acres, 90% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 5

Per interagency perimeter data, the Alma containment moved from 60% to 90%.

IRWIN

Alma Fire Daily Update, Saturday, 09-05-2026

Incident team
Sep 5

Alma Fire Daily Update Saturday September 5, 2026 9:00 am Size: estimated 653 ac Containment: 60% Start Date: September 5, 2026 Cause: Undetermined, Under Investigation The Alma Fire in Ellis County started during the afternoon of Friday, September 4, 2026. Texas A&M Forest Service was requested to provide assistance to local fire departments in the form of additional firefighters, heavy equipment...

InciWeb

Alma update: 653 acres, 60% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 5

Per interagency perimeter data, the Alma grew 53 acres to 653.

IRWIN

Alma update: 600 acres, 60% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 5

Per interagency perimeter data, the Alma containment moved from 20% to 60%.

IRWIN

Alma update: 600 acres, 20% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 5

Per interagency perimeter data, the Alma grew 370 acres to 600 and containment moved from 0% to 20%.

IRWIN

Alma mapped at 230 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 5

Interagency perimeter data shows the Alma at 230 acres, 0% contained.

IRWIN

Timeline

Sep 4Now

67 days since discovery

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Data Sources

Fire data from NIFC Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS) via IRWIN. Satellite hotspots from NASA FIRMS VIIRS. Situation updates are either posted by the incident management team on InciWeb or read by us from WFIGS perimeter data, and each one says which. Air quality data from EPA AirNow. Public lands boundaries from USGS PAD-US 4.0.

IRWIN ID: 4d173748-82c8-44c5-975b-e9f59f69bb97

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