Glenwood Fire

Active

Ector County, Texas · Discovered August 14, 2026

150 acres

Size

80%

Contained

24h growth

Personnel

Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 25 min ago

Current situation

Glenwood Fire

Winding down

Air quality · Good

AQI 47

The Glenwood Fire fire has burned 150 acres in Ector County, Texas. Crews have reached 80% containment. Air quality near the fire is good (AQI 47).

Latest official update

August 14, 2026

The Glenwood Fire started on August 14, 2026, in Ector County and was responded to by local fire departments. Texas A&M Forest Service was requested to provide assistance in the form of additional firefighters and heavy equipment at 4:46 pm and quickly responded. Texas A&M Forest Service is currently in unified command with local fire departments.

Read the full update on InciWeb

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

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Growth & containment history

Recorded	Size	Contained
8/15/2026, 1:13:57 AM	150 acres	80%
8/15/2026, 12:28:22 AM	300 acres	15%
8/14/2026, 10:48:19 PM	300 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.