Bufford Creek Fire
No longer in current feed
Stephens County, Texas · Discovered August 10, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 69 days ago
Bufford Creek Fire
The Bufford Creek Fire fire has burned 3,249 acres in Stephens County, Texas. It is no longer in the current official feed, so the figures on this page reflect the last data reported. Crews have fully contained the fire. Air quality near the fire is good (AQI 27). 24 personnel are assigned to the incident.
Bufford Creek Fire size over time
13 official size readingsGrew from 3,000 to 3,249 acres across these reports.
Acreage as reported by the official incident feed, recorded by Fire Nearby each time it changes. Hover or tap the chart for each reading.
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Incident timeline
Generated automatically from official feeds the moment they change: size, containment, evacuation zones, aircraft, and incident team updates.
Fire reported 100% contained
69 days ago · September 2, 2026Containment rose to 100%
79 days ago · August 23, 2026Containment rose to 95%
89 days ago · August 13, 2026Containment rose to 90%
90 days ago · August 12, 2026Grew 106 acres in 17 hours to 3,256 acres
90 days ago · August 12, 2026Containment rose to 80%
91 days ago · August 12, 2026Grew 150 acres in 8 hours to 3,150 acres
91 days ago · August 11, 2026Containment dropped to 75% (from 90%)
91 days ago · August 11, 2026Containment rose to 90%
91 days ago · August 11, 2026Fire first listed in official incident feeds at 3,000 acres
91 days ago · August 11, 2026Official incident page published on InciWeb: Bufford Creek Fire
92 days ago · August 10, 2026
Raw growth & containment readings
| Recorded | Size | Contained |
|---|---|---|
| 8/23/2026, 12:15:31 PM | 3,249 acres | 100% |
| 8/13/2026, 7:12:09 PM | 3,240 acres | 95% |
| 8/12/2026, 8:52:15 PM | 3,240 acres | 90% |
| 8/12/2026, 8:02:03 PM | 3,256 acres | 90% |
| 8/12/2026, 3:12:03 PM | 3,256 acres | 80% |
| 8/12/2026, 3:54:25 AM | 3,150 acres | 80% |
| 8/12/2026, 3:29:25 AM | 3,240 acres | 80% |
| 8/12/2026, 2:29:24 AM | 3,240 acres | 75% |
| 8/11/2026, 10:00:34 PM | 3,150 acres | 75% |
| 8/11/2026, 9:09:12 PM | 3,065 acres | 75% |
| 8/11/2026, 4:43:50 PM | 3,025 acres | 90% |
| 8/11/2026, 3:23:50 PM | 3,000 acres | 90% |
| 8/11/2026, 2:04:22 PM | 3,000 acres | 80% |
Recorded by Fire Nearby each time upstream data 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.