Baker
Burnet, TX · Undetermined
This fire is no longer active. It burned 14 acres in Burnet before dropping off the national incident feed.
14
Acres Burned
85
Days Burning
Aug 17, 2026
Discovered
3w ago
Last Update
Growth
No growth in the last day, containment at 95%Public Lands Nearby
1 public land unit within 75 miles
Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge
GoWildlife Refuge / TX
22 mi
SE
Situation Updates
Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data
Baker update: 14 acres, 95% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the Baker containment moved from 90% to 95%.
IRWINBaker update: 14 acres, 90% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the Baker containment moved from 83% to 90%.
IRWINBaker update: 14 acres, 83% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the Baker containment moved from 75% to 83%.
IRWINBaker update: 14 acres, 75% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the Baker containment moved from 67% to 75%.
IRWINBaker update: 14 acres, 67% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the Baker was remapped 6 acres lower to 14 and containment moved from 23% to 67%.
IRWINBaker update: 20 acres, 23% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the Baker containment moved from 0% to 23%.
IRWINBaker mapped at 20 acres, 0% contained
Perimeter dataInteragency perimeter data shows the Baker at 20 acres, 0% contained.
IRWINTimeline
85 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: 9b4e4f36-03a1-4401-81a7-c29373e65530
Important
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