Pigtail
San Saba, TX · Undetermined
This fire is no longer active. It burned 105 acres in San Saba before dropping off the national incident feed.
105
Acres Burned
73
Days Burning
Aug 30, 2026
Discovered
3w ago
Last Update
Growth
No growth in the last day, containment at 90%Public Lands Nearby
1 public land unit within 75 miles
Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge
GoWildlife Refuge / TX
68.2 mi
SE
Situation Updates
Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data
Pigtail update: 105 acres, 90% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the Pigtail containment moved from 85% to 90%.
IRWINPigtail update: 105 acres, 85% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the Pigtail grew 4 acres to 105.
IRWINPigtail update: 101 acres, 85% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the Pigtail containment moved from 70% to 85%.
IRWINPigtail update: 101 acres, 70% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the Pigtail grew 64 acres to 101 and containment moved from 50% to 70%.
IRWINPigtail update: 37 acres, 50% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the Pigtail containment moved from 25% to 50%.
IRWINPigtail update: 37 acres, 25% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the Pigtail containment moved from 20% to 25%.
IRWINPigtail update: 37 acres, 20% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the Pigtail was remapped 63 acres lower to 37 and containment moved from 10% to 20%.
IRWINPigtail mapped at 100 acres, 10% contained
Perimeter dataInteragency perimeter data shows the Pigtail at 100 acres, 10% contained.
IRWINTimeline
73 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: cbfb09e2-ade3-4d7d-bd84-4ecf95e88a95
Important
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