Cottonwood Creek Fire
No longer in current feed
Montague County, Texas · Discovered August 17, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 50 days ago
Cottonwood Creek Fire
The Cottonwood Creek Fire fire has burned 47 acres in Montague 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 16).
Cottonwood Creek Fire size over time
7 official size readingsGrew from 40 to 47 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
50 days ago · September 21, 2026Containment rose to 100%
79 days ago · August 23, 2026Containment rose to 95%
85 days ago · August 18, 2026Containment rose to 85%
85 days ago · August 17, 2026Containment rose to 50%
85 days ago · August 17, 2026Fire first listed in official incident feeds at 40 acres
85 days ago · August 17, 2026
Raw growth & containment readings
| Recorded | Size | Contained |
|---|---|---|
| 8/23/2026, 12:15:31 PM | 47 acres | 100% |
| 8/18/2026, 12:08:04 AM | 47 acres | 95% |
| 8/17/2026, 9:52:39 PM | 47 acres | 85% |
| 8/17/2026, 8:52:20 PM | 47 acres | 80% |
| 8/17/2026, 7:52:18 PM | 47 acres | 50% |
| 8/17/2026, 6:56:58 PM | 47 acres | 40% |
| 8/17/2026, 5:41:43 PM | 40 acres | 40% |
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.