Alma Fire

Active

Ellis County, Texas · Discovered September 4, 2026

653 acres

Size

60%

Contained

24h growth

Personnel

Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 4 hours ago

Current situation

Alma Fire

Winding down

Air quality · Good

AQI 39

The Alma Fire fire has burned 653 acres in Ellis County, Texas. Crews have reached 60% containment. Air quality near the fire is good (AQI 39).

Latest official update

September 4, 2026

The Alma Fire in Ellis County started during late Friday afternoon on September 4, 2026. Texas A&M Forest Service was requested to provide assistance to local fire departments in the form of additional firefighters, heavy equipment and air resources. Texas A&M Forest Service is in unified command with Ennis and Red Oak fire departments.

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Posted by the incident management team on InciWeb (inciweb.wildfire.gov).

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Growth & containment history

Recorded	Size	Contained
9/5/2026, 6:02:31 AM	653 acres	60%
9/5/2026, 5:02:40 AM	600 acres	60%
9/5/2026, 1:22:24 AM	600 acres	20%
9/5/2026, 12:17:23 AM	285 acres	10%
9/4/2026, 11:25:38 PM	230 acres	0%
9/4/2026, 11:13:59 PM	250 acres	0%

History recorded by Fire Nearby each time upstream size or containment changes.

About this data

Fire Nearby aggregates official incident data and shows exactly when each value was last updated. For evacuation decisions, always follow instructions from local emergency officials and check county emergency management channels.