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Half Section

Schleicher, TX ยท Undetermined

This fire is no longer active. It burned 695 acres in Schleicher before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

695

Acres Burned

66

Days Burning

Sep 5, 2026

Discovered

3w ago

Last Update

Growth

Grew 572 acres in the last day
Sep 5 / 123 acresOct 17 / 695 acres

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Situation Updates

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

Half Section Fire- Daily Update 09-12-2026

Announcement
Sep 12

Half Section Fire Daily Update Saturday, September 12, 2026 8:30 am Size: 695 acres Containment: 95% Start Date: September 8, 2026 Cause: Natural/ Lightning The Half Section Fire in Schleicher County started in the early evening on Saturday, September 5. Texas A&M Forest Service was requested to provide assistance to local fire departments. Due to the nightly high relative humidity, the fire cease...

InciWeb

Half Section Daily Update 09-11-2026

Announcement
Sep 11

Half Section Fire Daily Update Friday, September 11, 2026 8:30 am Size: 695 acres Containment: 85% Start Date: September 8, 2026 Cause: Under Investigation The Half Section Fire in Schleicher County started in the early evening on Saturday, September 5. Texas A&M Forest Service was requested to provide assistance to local fire departments. Due to the nightly high relative humidity, the fire ceased...

InciWeb

Half Section Fire- Daily Update 09-10-2026

Announcement
Sep 10

Half Section Fire Daily Update Thursday, September 10, 2026 2:00 pm Size: 695 acres Containment: 85% Start Date: September 8, 2026 Cause: Under Investigation The Half Section Fire in Schleicher County started in the early evening on Saturday, September 5. Texas A&M Forest Service was requested to provide assistance to local fire departments. Due to the nightly high relative humidity, the fire ceas...

InciWeb

Half Section- Daily Update 09-09-2026

Announcement
Sep 9

Half Section Fire Daily Update Wednesday, September 8, 2026 11:45 am Size: 695 acres Containment: 85% Start Date: September 8, 2026 Cause: Under Investigation The Half Section Fire in Schleicher County started in the early evening on Saturday, September 5. Texas A&M Forest Service was requested to provide assistance to local fire departments. Due to the nightly high relative humidity, the fire cea...

InciWeb

Half Section Daily Update, Tuesday, 09-08-2026

Incident team
Sep 9

Half Section Fire Daily Update Tuesday September 8, 2026 9:00 am Size: estimated 400 ac Containment: 45% Start Date: September 5, 2026 Cause: Undetermined, Under Investigation The Half Section Fire in Schleicher County started in the early evening on Saturday, September 5. Texas A&M Forest Service was requested to provide assistance to local fire departments. Texas A&M Forest Service operated in u...

InciWeb

Half Section update: 123 acres, 95% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 5

Per interagency perimeter data, the Half Section containment moved from 85% to 95%.

IRWIN

Half Section update: 123 acres, 85% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 5

Per interagency perimeter data, the Half Section containment moved from 50% to 85%.

IRWIN

Half Section mapped at 123 acres, 50% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 5

Interagency perimeter data shows the Half Section at 123 acres, 50% contained.

IRWIN

Timeline

Sep 5Now

66 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: 094c1804-9791-4f58-b015-0069cc7f8287

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