Mule Deer Fire
No longer in current feed
Upshur County, Texas · Discovered August 14, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 29 days ago
Mule Deer Fire
The Mule Deer Fire fire has burned 50 acres in Upshur 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 59).
Mule Deer Fire size over time
12 official size readingsGrew from 20 to 50 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
29 days ago · October 12, 2026Containment dropped to 20% (from 100%)
68 days ago · September 4, 2026Containment rose to 100%
79 days ago · August 23, 2026Grew 23 acres in 4 hours to 43 acres
88 days ago · August 15, 2026Containment rose to 95%
88 days ago · August 15, 2026Containment rose to 10%
88 days ago · August 14, 2026Fire first listed in official incident feeds at 20 acres
88 days ago · August 14, 2026
Raw growth & containment readings
| Recorded | Size | Contained |
|---|---|---|
| 9/4/2026, 1:44:20 AM | 50 acres | 100% |
| 9/4/2026, 12:39:19 AM | 45 acres | 80% |
| 9/4/2026, 12:09:20 AM | 45 acres | 20% |
| 9/3/2026, 11:29:25 PM | 45 acres | 100% |
| 8/23/2026, 12:15:31 PM | 43 acres | 100% |
| 8/15/2026, 1:43:57 AM | 43 acres | 95% |
| 8/15/2026, 1:18:58 AM | 30 acres | 95% |
| 8/15/2026, 12:43:58 AM | 30 acres | 80% |
| 8/14/2026, 11:53:19 PM | 30 acres | 60% |
| 8/14/2026, 10:48:19 PM | 30 acres | 10% |
| 8/14/2026, 9:53:18 PM | 30 acres | 0% |
| 8/14/2026, 9:18:19 PM | 20 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.