Mud Bayou Fire
No longer in current feed
Chambers County, Texas · Discovered September 20, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 7 days ago
Mud Bayou Fire
The Mud Bayou Fire fire has burned 9,717 acres in Chambers 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 moderate (AQI 57). 15 personnel are assigned to the incident.
Mud Bayou Fire size over time
6 official size readingsPeaked at 11K acres, then officials revised the mapped size to 9,717 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.
Fire reported 100% contained
50 days ago · September 21, 2026Mapped size revised down to 9,717 acres (from 10,550)
50 days ago · September 21, 2026Containment dropped to 80% (from 100%)
51 days ago · September 20, 2026Grew 10,548 acres in 21 hours to 10,550 acres
51 days ago · September 20, 2026Fire first listed in official incident feeds at 2 acres
52 days ago · September 20, 2026
Raw growth & containment readings
| Recorded | Size | Contained |
|---|---|---|
| 9/21/2026, 8:07:47 PM | 9,717 acres | 100% |
| 9/21/2026, 8:02:46 PM | 9,717 acres | 80% |
| 9/21/2026, 3:43:30 PM | 10,550 acres | 80% |
| 9/21/2026, 1:43:27 PM | 2.0 acres | 80% |
| 9/20/2026, 11:55:07 PM | 10,550 acres | 80% |
| 9/20/2026, 3:04:23 AM | 2.0 acres | - |
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.