Herring
Lampasas, TX · Human
This fire is no longer active. It burned 77 acres in Lampasas before dropping off the national incident feed.
77
Acres Burned
91
Days Burning
Aug 11, 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
48.2 mi
SE
Situation Updates
Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data
Herring update: 77 acres, 95% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the Herring containment moved from 90% to 95%.
IRWINHerring update: 77 acres, 90% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the Herring containment moved from 75% to 90%.
IRWINHerring update: 77 acres, 75% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the Herring grew 2 acres to 77 and containment moved from 50% to 75%.
IRWINHerring update: 75 acres, 50% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the Herring was remapped 25 acres lower to 75 and containment moved from 5% to 50%.
IRWINHerring mapped at 100 acres, 5% contained
Perimeter dataInteragency perimeter data shows the Herring at 100 acres, 5% contained.
IRWINTimeline
91 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: d3360fc8-f4c7-4704-b1a8-d3662ae6acf2
Important
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