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West Fork

Sutton, TX · Undetermined

This fire is no longer active. It burned 961 acres in Sutton before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

961

Acres Burned

74

Days Burning

Aug 28, 2026

Discovered

3w ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 95%
Aug 29 / 80 acresSep 2 / 961 acres

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Situation Updates

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

West Fork Fire - Daily Update - 09-02-2026

Incident team
Sep 2

West Fork Fire Daily Update September 2, 2026 9:15 a.m. Size: 961 acres Containment: 95% Start Date: August 28, 2026 Cause: Unknown, under investigation The West Fork Fire in Sutton County started on August 28, 2026, under elevated fire conditions. Texas A&M Forest Service personnel and equipment continued to work on the West Fork Fire on Tuesday, September 2. Engine crews worked yesterday to mop-...

InciWeb

West Fork Fire Daily Update, Tuesday, 09-01-2026

Incident team
Sep 1

West Fork Fire Daily Update September 1, 2026 8:00 a.m. Size: 961 acres Containment: 95% Start Date: August 28, 2026 Cause: Unknown, under investigation The West Fork Fire in Sutton County started on August 28, 2026, under elevated fire conditions. Texas A&M Forest Service personnel and equipment returned to the West Fork Fire on Monday, August 31. Fire behavior was minimal with smoldering fuels m...

InciWeb

West Fork update: 961 acres, 95% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 31

Per interagency perimeter data, the West Fork containment moved from 90% to 95%.

IRWIN

West Fork Fire Daily Update, Monday, 08-31-2026

Incident team
Aug 31

West Fork Fire Daily Update August 31, 2026 10:30 a.m. Size: 961 acres Containment: 90% Start Date: August 28, 2026 Cause: Unknown, under investigation The West Fork Fire in Sutton County started on August 28, 2026, under elevated fire conditions. Texas A&M Forest Service was requested to provide assistance in the form of additional firefighters, aircraft and heavy equipment at 3:54 pm. Fire behav...

InciWeb

West Fork update: 961 acres, 90% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 31

Per interagency perimeter data, the West Fork grew 36 acres to 961 and containment moved from 80% to 90%.

IRWIN

West Fork update: 925 acres, 80% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 30

Per interagency perimeter data, the West Fork grew 150 acres to 925.

IRWIN

West Fork update: 775 acres, 80% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 30

Per interagency perimeter data, the West Fork containment moved from 75% to 80%.

IRWIN

West Fork update: 775 acres, 75% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 30

Per interagency perimeter data, the West Fork grew 95 acres to 775 and containment moved from 40% to 75%.

IRWIN

West Fork Fire - Daily Update - 08-30-2026

Incident team
Aug 30

West Fork Fire Daily Update August 30, 2026 10:00 a.m. Size: 680 acres Containment: 40% Start Date: August 28, 2026 Cause: Unknown, under investigation The West Fork Fire in Sutton County started on August 28, 2026, under elevated fire conditions. Texas A&M Forest Service was requested to provide assistance in the form of additional firefighters, aircraft and heavy equipment at 3:54 pm. Texas A&M ...

InciWeb

West Fork update: 680 acres, 40% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 29

Per interagency perimeter data, the West Fork grew 20 acres to 680 and containment moved from 30% to 40%.

IRWIN

West Fork update: 660 acres, 30% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 29

Per interagency perimeter data, the West Fork grew 49 acres to 660 and containment moved from 10% to 30%.

IRWIN

West Fork update: 611 acres, 10% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 29

Per interagency perimeter data, the West Fork grew 361 acres to 611.

IRWIN

West Fork update: 250 acres, 10% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 29

Per interagency perimeter data, the West Fork containment moved from 0% to 10%.

IRWIN

West Fork update: 250 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 29

Per interagency perimeter data, the West Fork grew 170 acres to 250.

IRWIN

West Fork mapped at 80 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 29

Interagency perimeter data shows the West Fork at 80 acres, 0% contained.

IRWIN

Timeline

Aug 28Now

74 days since discovery

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Data Sources

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IRWIN ID: 6c1ed651-366d-44b4-9ba3-06a9acb36158

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