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Kurk

San Saba, TX · Undetermined

This fire is no longer active. It burned 824 acres in San Saba before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

824

Acres Burned

63

Days Burning

Sep 8, 2026

Discovered

3w ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 95%
Sep 8 / 100 acresSep 13 / 824 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

1 public land unit within 75 miles

Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / TX

49.6 mi

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Situation Updates

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

Kurk Fire- Daily Update 09-13-2026

Announcement
Sep 13

Kurk Fire Daily Update Sunday, September 13, 2026 9:30 am Size: 824 acres Containment: 95% Start Date: September 8, 2026 Cause: Under Investigation The Kurk Fire in San Saba County started on the afternoon of September 8, 2026, under elevated fire conditions. Texas A&M Forest Service was requested to provide assistance in the form of additional firefighters and heavy equipment at 2:35 pm and respo...

InciWeb

Kurk update: 824 acres, 95% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 13

Per interagency perimeter data, the Kurk containment moved from 90% to 95%.

IRWIN

Kurk update: 824 acres, 90% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 12

Per interagency perimeter data, the Kurk containment moved from 85% to 90%.

IRWIN

Kurk Fire- Daily Update 09-12-2026

Announcement
Sep 12

Kurk Fire Daily Update Saturday, September 12, 2026 8:30 am Size: 824 acres Containment: 85% Start Date: September 8, 2026 Cause: Under Investigation The Kurk Fire in San Saba County started on the afternoon of September 8, 2026, under elevated fire conditions. Texas A&M Forest Service was requested to provide assistance in the form of additional firefighters and heavy equipment at 2:35 pm and res...

InciWeb

Kurk update: 824 acres, 85% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 12

Per interagency perimeter data, the Kurk containment moved from 75% to 85%.

IRWIN

Kurk update: 824 acres, 75% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 11

Per interagency perimeter data, the Kurk grew 2 acres to 824.

IRWIN

Kurk Fire Daily Update- 09-11-2026

Announcement
Sep 11

Kurk Fire Daily Update Friday, September 11, 2026 8:30 am Size: 822 ac Containment: 75% Start Date: September 8, 2026 Cause: Under Investigation The Kurk Fire in San Saba County started on the afternoon of September 8, 2026, under elevated fire conditions. Texas A&M Forest Service was requested to provide assistance in the form of additional firefighters and heavy equipment at 2:35 pm and responde...

InciWeb

Kurk update: 822 acres, 75% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 10

Per interagency perimeter data, the Kurk was remapped 178 acres lower to 822 and containment moved from 70% to 75%.

IRWIN

Kurk Fire- Daily Update 09-10-2026

Announcement
Sep 10

Kurk Fire Daily Update Thursday, September 10, 2026 2:15 pm Size: estimated 1,000 ac Containment: 70% Start Date: September 8, 2026 Cause: Under Investigation The Kurk Fire in San Saba County started on the afternoon of September 8, 2026, under elevated fire conditions. Texas A&M Forest Service was requested to provide assistance in the form of additional firefighters and heavy equipment at 2:35 p...

InciWeb

Kurk update: 1,000 acres, 70% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 10

Per interagency perimeter data, the Kurk containment moved from 65% to 70%.

IRWIN

Kurk update: 1,000 acres, 65% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 10

Per interagency perimeter data, the Kurk containment moved from 50% to 65%.

IRWIN

Kurk update: 1,000 acres, 50% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 9

Per interagency perimeter data, the Kurk containment moved from 40% to 50%.

IRWIN

Kurk update: 1,000 acres, 40% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 9

Per interagency perimeter data, the Kurk containment moved from 30% to 40%.

IRWIN

Kurk Fire- Daily Update 09-09-2026

Announcement
Sep 9

Kurk Fire Daily Update Wednesday, September 8, 2026 11:30 am Size: estimated 1,000 ac Containment: 30% Start Date: September 8, 2026 Cause: Under Investigation The Kurk Fire in San Saba County started on the afternoon of September 8, 2026, under elevated fire conditions. Texas A&M Forest Service was requested to provide assistance in the form of additional firefighters and heavy equipment at 2:35 ...

InciWeb

Kurk update: 1,000 acres, 30% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 9

Per interagency perimeter data, the Kurk containment moved from 10% to 30%.

IRWIN

Timeline

Sep 8Now

63 days since discovery

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Data Sources

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IRWIN ID: 89e05ad6-aa1f-4052-ae87-10fa0eb326d7

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