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Upton 3

Tom Green, TX · Undetermined

This fire is no longer active. It burned 395 acres in Tom Green before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

395

Acres Burned

57

Days Burning

Sep 14, 2026

Discovered

3w ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 90%
Sep 14 / 75 acresSep 18 / 395 acres

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Situation Updates

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

Upton 3 Daily Update, Friday, 09-18-2026

Incident team
Sep 18

Upton 3 Fire Daily Update Friday, September 18, 2026 9 am Size:  395 ac                                             Containment:  95%                                                     Start Date:  September 14, 2026 Cause:  Undetermined, Under Investigation The Upton 3 Fire in Tom Green County started on the afternoon of September 14, 2026 under elevated fire conditions. Texas A&M Forest Service...

InciWeb

Upton 3 Daily Update, Thursday, 09-17-2026

Incident team
Sep 17

Upton 3 Fire Daily Update Thursday, September 17, 2026 1:30 pm Size:  395 ac                                             Containment:  90%                                                     Start Date:  September 14, 2026 Cause:  Undetermined, Under Investigation The Upton 3 Fire in Tom Green County started on the afternoon of September 14, 2026 under elevated fire conditions. Texas A&M Forest Se...

InciWeb

Upton 3 update: 395 acres, 90% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 17

Per interagency perimeter data, the Upton 3 grew 1 acres to 395.

IRWIN

Upton 3 Fire - Daily Update - 09-16-2026

Incident team
Sep 16

Upton 3 Fire Daily Update Wednesday , September 16, 2026 11:40 am Size:  394 ac                                             Containment:  90%                                                     Start Date:  September 14, 2026 Cause:  Undetermined, Under Investigation The Upton 3 Fire in Tom Green County started on the afternoon of September 14, 2026 under elevated fire conditions. Texas A&M Forest...

InciWeb

Upton 3 update: 394 acres, 90% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 15

Per interagency perimeter data, the Upton 3 grew 3 acres to 394.

IRWIN

Upton 3 update: 391 acres, 90% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 15

Per interagency perimeter data, the Upton 3 containment moved from 85% to 90%.

IRWIN

Upton 3 update: 391 acres, 85% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 15

Per interagency perimeter data, the Upton 3 containment moved from 75% to 85%.

IRWIN

Upton 3 update: 391 acres, 75% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 15

Per interagency perimeter data, the Upton 3 grew 91 acres to 391 and containment moved from 25% to 75%.

IRWIN

Upton 3 update: 300 acres, 25% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 14

Per interagency perimeter data, the Upton 3 grew 225 acres to 300 and containment moved from 0% to 25%.

IRWIN

Upton 3 mapped at 75 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 14

Interagency perimeter data shows the Upton 3 at 75 acres, 0% contained.

IRWIN

Timeline

Sep 14Now

57 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.

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