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Schoolhouse Branch

Nacogdoches, TX · Undetermined

This fire is no longer active. It burned 50 acres in Nacogdoches before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

50

Acres Burned

78

Days Burning

Aug 24, 2026

Discovered

3w ago

Last Update

Growth

Grew 20 acres in the last day
Aug 24 / 30 acresAug 25 / 50 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

9 public land units within 75 miles

Big Slough Wilderness

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Wilderness / TX

37.3 mi

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Turkey Hill Wilderness

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Wilderness / TX

41.5 mi

SE

Neches River National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / TX

46.2 mi

W

Angelina National Forest

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National Forest / TX

46.8 mi

SE

Davy Crockett National Forest

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National Forest / TX

47.5 mi

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Sabine National Forest

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National Forest / TX

51.3 mi

SE

Upland Island Wilderness

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Wilderness / TX

54.4 mi

S

Indian Mounds Wilderness

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Wilderness / TX

62.3 mi

SE

Caddo Lake National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / TX

64.5 mi

NE

Situation Updates

Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

Schoolhouse Branch update: 50 acres, 90% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 25

Per interagency perimeter data, the Schoolhouse Branch containment moved from 80% to 90%.

IRWIN

Schoolhouse Branch update: 50 acres, 80% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 24

Per interagency perimeter data, the Schoolhouse Branch grew 20 acres to 50 and containment moved from 25% to 80%.

IRWIN

Schoolhouse Branch mapped at 30 acres, 25% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 24

Interagency perimeter data shows the Schoolhouse Branch at 30 acres, 25% contained.

IRWIN

Timeline

Aug 24Now

78 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: 2b49c668-2553-4b10-944c-de7d79b7eded

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