Lightning Creek Fire
Active
Coleman County, Texas · Discovered September 22, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 1 hour ago
Lightning Creek Fire
The Lightning Creek Fire fire has burned 300 acres in Coleman County, Texas. Crews have fully contained the fire. Air quality near the fire is good (AQI 49).
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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
1 hour ago · September 23, 2026Containment rose to 98%
2 hours ago · September 23, 2026Containment rose to 85%
4 hours ago · September 23, 2026Containment rose to 80%
14 hours ago · September 23, 2026Containment rose to 60%
17 hours ago · September 23, 2026Grew 50 acres in 2 hours to 300 acres
17 hours ago · September 23, 2026Containment rose to 5%
19 hours ago · September 23, 2026Grew 150 acres in about an hour to 250 acres
19 hours ago · September 23, 2026Grew 50 acres in about an hour to 100 acres
20 hours ago · September 22, 2026Firefighting aircraft on scene (N61698)
20 hours ago · September 22, 2026Fire first reported in official feeds at 50 acres
21 hours ago · September 22, 2026
Raw growth & containment readings
| Recorded | Size | Contained |
|---|---|---|
| 9/23/2026, 6:15:26 PM | 300 acres | 100% |
| 9/23/2026, 5:10:21 PM | 300 acres | 98% |
| 9/23/2026, 5:05:33 PM | 300 acres | 85% |
| 9/23/2026, 5:05:25 PM | 300 acres | 98% |
| 9/23/2026, 3:00:22 PM | 300 acres | 85% |
| 9/23/2026, 5:13:25 AM | 300 acres | 80% |
| 9/23/2026, 2:18:25 AM | 300 acres | 60% |
| 9/23/2026, 1:08:25 AM | 250 acres | 50% |
| 9/23/2026, 12:08:25 AM | 250 acres | 5% |
| 9/22/2026, 10:53:25 PM | 100 acres | 0% |
| 9/22/2026, 10:33:50 PM | 50 acres | 0% |
Recorded by Fire Nearby each time upstream data changes.
About this data
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