Houston 9498 Fire
Active
Houston County, Texas · Discovered October 16, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 2 days ago
Houston 9498 Fire
The Houston 9498 Fire fire has burned 32 acres in Houston County, Texas. Crews have fully contained the fire. It has shown no measurable growth in the last 24 hours. Air quality near the fire is moderate (AQI 61).
Houston 9498 Fire size over time
6 official size readingsGrew from 10 to 32 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.
Grew 22 acres in 23 hours to 32 acres
24 days ago · October 17, 2026Containment dropped to 95% (from 100%)
24 days ago · October 17, 2026Containment rose to 100%
25 days ago · October 16, 2026Fire reported 100% contained
25 days ago · October 16, 2026Fire first listed in official incident feeds at 10 acres
25 days ago · October 16, 2026
Raw growth & containment readings
| Recorded | Size | Contained |
|---|---|---|
| 10/17/2026, 9:02:47 PM | 32 acres | 100% |
| 10/17/2026, 7:42:47 PM | 32 acres | 90% |
| 10/17/2026, 6:38:05 PM | 20 acres | 50% |
| 10/17/2026, 6:12:47 PM | 10 acres | 95% |
| 10/16/2026, 9:16:44 PM | 10 acres | 100% |
| 10/16/2026, 8:29:00 PM | 10 acres | 70% |
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.