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Highland

Wichita, TX · Undetermined

This fire is no longer active. It burned 622 acres in Wichita before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

622

Acres Burned

59

Days Burning

Sep 12, 2026

Discovered

3w ago

Last Update

Growth

Grew 322 acres in the last day
Sep 12 / 300 acresSep 13 / 622 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

4 public land units within 75 miles

Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge

Go

Wildlife Refuge / TX

48.6 mi

E

Wichita Mountains Wilderness North Mountain Unit

Go

Wilderness / OK

53.9 mi

N

Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge

Go

Wildlife Refuge / OK

53.9 mi

N

Lyndon B. Johnson National Grassland

Go

National Grassland / TX

72.7 mi

SE

Situation Updates

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

Highland update: 622 acres, 85% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 13

Per interagency perimeter data, the Highland grew 122 acres to 622 and containment moved from 75% to 85%.

IRWIN

Highland Fire- Daily Update 09-13-2026

Announcement
Sep 13

Highland Fire Daily Update Sunday, September 13, 2026 9:30 am Size: 500 acres Containment: 75% Start Date: September 12, 2026 Cause: Under Investigation The Highland Fire started on September 12, 2026, in Wichita 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 4:04 pm a...

InciWeb

Highland update: 500 acres, 75% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 13

Per interagency perimeter data, the Highland containment moved from 50% to 75%.

IRWIN

Highland update: 500 acres, 50% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 13

Per interagency perimeter data, the Highland containment moved from 25% to 50%.

IRWIN

Highland update: 500 acres, 25% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 13

Per interagency perimeter data, the Highland grew 200 acres to 500 and containment moved from 0% to 25%.

IRWIN

Highland mapped at 300 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 12

Interagency perimeter data shows the Highland at 300 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: 27c0d026-86bb-45ff-8ad5-994d9f860018

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