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Star Lake

Jefferson, TX · Natural

This fire is no longer active. It burned 16,412 acres in Jefferson before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

16,412

Acres Burned

60

Days Burning

Sep 11, 2026

Discovered

1w ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 100%
Sep 12 / 200 acresNov 3 / 16,412 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

7 public land units within 75 miles

Mcfaddin National Wildlife Refuge

Go

Wildlife Refuge / TX

1.2 mi

NW

Texas Point National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / TX

15.9 mi

E

Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / TX

19.4 mi

W

Sabine National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / LA

38.4 mi

NE

Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / TX

52.6 mi

NW

Big Thicket National Preserve

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NCA / TX

53.5 mi

N

Cameron Prairie National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / LA

61.9 mi

E

Situation Updates

Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

Star Lake update: 16,412 acres, 100% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 21

Per interagency perimeter data, the Star Lake containment moved from 98% to 100%.

IRWIN

Star Lake update: 16,412 acres, 98% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 19

Per interagency perimeter data, the Star Lake containment moved from 80% to 98%.

IRWIN

Star Lake update: 16,412 acres, 80% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 18

Per interagency perimeter data, the Star Lake containment moved from 75% to 80%.

IRWIN

Star Lake update: 16,412 acres, 75% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 17

Per interagency perimeter data, the Star Lake containment moved from 70% to 75%.

IRWIN

Star Lake update: 16,412 acres, 70% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 15

Per interagency perimeter data, the Star Lake grew 2,642 acres to 16,412 and containment moved from 50% to 70%.

IRWIN

Star Lake update: 13,770 acres, 50% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 15

Per interagency perimeter data, the Star Lake grew 12,170 acres to 13,770.

IRWIN

Star Lake update: 1,600 acres, 50% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 13

Per interagency perimeter data, the Star Lake grew 471 acres to 1,600.

IRWIN

Star Lake update: 1,129 acres, 50% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 12

Per interagency perimeter data, the Star Lake grew 929 acres to 1,129.

IRWIN

Star Lake mapped at 200 acres

Perimeter data
Sep 12

Interagency perimeter data shows the Star Lake at 200 acres.

IRWIN

Timeline

Sep 11Now

60 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: 69f4beb6-3800-4f24-ae46-f2cac8e746db

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