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Benson

Menard, TX · Human

This fire is no longer active. It burned 1,395 acres in Menard before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

1,395

Acres Burned

59

Days Burning

Sep 12, 2026

Discovered

3w ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 90%
Sep 12 / 400 acresSep 14 / 1,395 acres

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Situation Updates

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

Benson Fire- Daily Update 09-14-2026

Announcement
Sep 14

Benson Fire Daily Update Sunday, September 13, 2026 9:00 am Size:  1,395 acres                                             Containment:  90%                                                     Start Date:  September 12, 2026 Cause:  Under Investigation The Benson Fire started on September 12, 2026, in Menard County and was responded to by local fire departments. Texas A&M Forest Service was reques...

InciWeb

Benson update: 1,395 acres, 90% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 14

Per interagency perimeter data, the Benson containment moved from 75% to 90%.

IRWIN

Benson Fire- Daily Update 09-13-2026

Announcement
Sep 13

Benson Fire Daily Update Sunday, September 13, 2026 9:00 am Size: 1,395 acres Containment: 75% Start Date: September 12, 2026 Cause: Under Investigation The Benson Fire started on September 12, 2026, in Menard County and was responded to by local fire departments. Texas A&M Forest Service was requested to provide assistance in the form of additional firefighters and heavy equipment at 2:58 pm and ...

InciWeb

Benson update: 1,395 acres, 75% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 13

Per interagency perimeter data, the Benson grew 395 acres to 1,395 and containment moved from 10% to 75%.

IRWIN

Benson update: 1,000 acres, 10% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 13

Per interagency perimeter data, the Benson grew 600 acres to 1,000 and containment moved from 0% to 10%.

IRWIN

Benson mapped at 400 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 12

Interagency perimeter data shows the Benson at 400 acres, 0% contained.

IRWIN

Timeline

Sep 12Now

59 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: 27a3b7f8-c64c-4333-8fdb-2352d87fda0a

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