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Mud Bayou

Chambers, TX · Undetermined

This fire is no longer active. It burned 9,717 acres in Chambers before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

9,717

Acres Burned

52

Days Burning

Sep 20, 2026

Discovered

3w ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 100%
Sep 20 / 2 acresOct 17 / 9,717 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

7 public land units within 75 miles

Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / TX

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Texas Point National Wildlife Refuge

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Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge

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Big Thicket National Preserve

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Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / TX

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Situation Updates

Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

Mud Bayou update: 2 acres, 80% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 21

Per interagency perimeter data, the Mud Bayou was remapped 10,548 acres lower to 2.

IRWIN

Mud Bayou update: 10,550 acres, 80% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 21

Per interagency perimeter data, the Mud Bayou grew 10,548 acres to 10,550.

IRWIN

Mud Bayou mapped at 2 acres

Perimeter data
Sep 20

Interagency perimeter data shows the Mud Bayou at 2 acres.

IRWIN

Timeline

Sep 20Now

52 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: 37bfcaeb-ccb1-4c91-b015-8fcfbc7002dc

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