Kickapoo Creek Fire
Active
Trinity County, Texas · Discovered October 22, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 18 days ago
Kickapoo Creek Fire
The Kickapoo Creek Fire fire has burned 290 acres in Trinity County, Texas. Crews have fully contained the fire. It has shown no measurable growth in the last 24 hours. Wind at the fire is blowing 5 mph toward the NE, with gusts to 9 mph. Air quality near the fire is good (AQI 19). 18 personnel are assigned to the incident.
Latest official update
October 22, 2026The Kickapoo Creek Fire in Trinity County started in the afternoon or October 22, 2026 under elevated fire conditions. Texas A&M Forest Service was requested to provide assistance in the form of additional firefighters and heavy equipment at 3:03 pm and responded quickly. Texas A&M Forest Service is currently in unified command with local departments. FINAL UPDATE, October 22, 10:15 pm: The Kickapoo Creek Fire is now 100% contained.
Read the full update on InciWebPosted by the incident management team on InciWeb (inciweb.wildfire.gov).
Kickapoo Creek Fire size over time
5 official size readingsPeaked at 300 acres, then officials revised the mapped size to 290 acres.
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.
Containment rose to 100%
19 days ago · October 23, 2026Fire reported 100% contained
19 days ago · October 23, 2026Grew 100 acres in 3 hours to 300 acres
19 days ago · October 23, 2026Containment rose to 50%
19 days ago · October 23, 2026Firefighting aircraft on scene (N127HJ)
19 days ago · October 22, 2026Fire first listed in official incident feeds at 200 acres
19 days ago · October 22, 2026Official incident page published on InciWeb: Kickapoo Creek Fire
19 days ago · October 22, 2026
Raw growth & containment readings
| Recorded | Size | Contained |
|---|---|---|
| 10/23/2026, 3:44:34 PM | 290 acres | 100% |
| 10/23/2026, 3:20:09 AM | 300 acres | 100% |
| 10/23/2026, 12:49:38 AM | 300 acres | 50% |
| 10/23/2026, 12:44:38 AM | 200 acres | 50% |
| 10/22/2026, 9:55:08 PM | 200 acres | 0% |
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.