Grass Burr
Cottle, TX ยท Undetermined
This fire is no longer active. It burned 2,622 acres in Cottle before dropping off the national incident feed.
2,622
Acres Burned
89
Days Burning
Aug 13, 2026
Discovered
3w ago
Last Update
Growth
Grew 1,422 acres in the last daySituation Updates
Posted by the incident management team on InciWeb, plus changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data
Grass Burr update: 2,622 acres, 95% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the Grass Burr containment moved from 85% to 95%.
IRWINGrass Burr Fire - Morning Update - 08-14-2026
Incident teamGrass Burr Fire Morning Update Friday, August 14, 2026 09:15 AM Size: 2622 acres Containment: 85% The Grass Burr Fire started on August 13, 2026, in Cottle County and was initially 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 11:25 am and quickly responded. Texas A&M Forest Service...
InciWebGrass Burr update: 2,622 acres, 85% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the Grass Burr grew 1,222 acres to 2,622.
IRWINGrass Burr update: 1,400 acres, 85% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the Grass Burr containment moved from 75% to 85%.
IRWINGrass Burr update: 1,400 acres, 75% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the Grass Burr containment moved from 65% to 75%.
IRWINGrass Burr update: 1,400 acres, 65% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the Grass Burr grew 200 acres to 1,400 and containment moved from 10% to 65%.
IRWINGrass Burr update: 1,200 acres, 10% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the Grass Burr grew 400 acres to 1,200.
IRWINGrass Burr mapped at 800 acres, 10% contained
Perimeter dataInteragency perimeter data shows the Grass Burr at 800 acres, 10% contained.
IRWINTimeline
89 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: bad20f45-5608-438a-bbdd-b00fbaa19a22
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