Olive Branch Fire
Active
Burnet County, Texas · Discovered September 5, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 33 hours ago
Olive Branch Fire
The Olive Branch Fire fire has burned 8.0 acres in Burnet County, Texas. Crews have fully contained the fire. It has shown no measurable growth in the last 24 hours. Air quality near the fire is good (AQI 37).
Latest official update
August 9, 2026The Saxon Fire started on August 9, 2026, in Burnet County and was responded to by local fire departments. Texas A&M Forest Service was requested to provide assistance in the form of additional firefighters and heavy equipment at 3:06 pm and quickly responded. Texas A&M Forest Service is in unified command with local fire departments. Heavy equipment proceeded to build containment line after forward progression was stopped prior to arrival. Evacuations were issued by Burnet County Office of Emergency Management (OEM) and have since been lifted. Local fire departments will continue to monitor…
Read the full update on InciWebPosted by the incident management team on InciWeb (inciweb.wildfire.gov).
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Growth & containment history
| Recorded | Size | Contained |
|---|---|---|
| 9/6/2026, 7:30:44 PM | 8.0 acres | 100% |
| 9/6/2026, 7:25:46 PM | 8.0 acres | 80% |
| 9/6/2026, 7:25:44 PM | 8.0 acres | 100% |
| 9/6/2026, 4:25:44 PM | 8.0 acres | 80% |
| 9/6/2026, 4:20:46 PM | 8.0 acres | 50% |
| 9/6/2026, 4:20:44 PM | 8.0 acres | 80% |
| 9/6/2026, 2:40:36 PM | 8.0 acres | 50% |
| 9/6/2026, 2:35:44 PM | 8.0 acres | 5% |
| 9/6/2026, 2:35:36 PM | 8.0 acres | 50% |
| 9/6/2026, 12:50:45 PM | 8.0 acres | 5% |
| 9/6/2026, 12:50:36 PM | 11 acres | 5% |
| 9/6/2026, 3:15:26 AM | 8.0 acres | 5% |
| 9/6/2026, 1:25:26 AM | 11 acres | 5% |
| 9/6/2026, 1:20:35 AM | 11 acres | 0% |
| 9/6/2026, 1:20:26 AM | 11 acres | 5% |
| 9/5/2026, 11:42:44 PM | 11 acres | 0% |
History recorded by Fire Nearby each time upstream size or containment 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.