Ladle Fire

Active

Parker County, Texas · Discovered September 14, 2026

11 acres

Size

100%

Contained

No growth

24h growth

Personnel

Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 2 days ago

Current situation

Ladle Fire

Fully contained

Air quality · Good

AQI 28

The Ladle Fire fire has burned 11 acres in Parker 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 28).

Latest official update

September 15, 2026

The Red Bank Fire in Parker County started on the afternoon of September 15, 2026 under elevated fire conditions. Texas A&M Forest Service was requested to provide assistance in the form of additional firefighters and heavy equipment at 1:45pm and responded quickly. Texas A&M Forest Service is currently in unified command with local departments.

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Posted by the incident management team on InciWeb (inciweb.wildfire.gov).

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Growth & containment history

Recorded	Size	Contained
9/14/2026, 6:06:05 PM	11 acres	100%
9/14/2026, 5:16:04 PM	11 acres	75%
9/14/2026, 5:11:05 PM	5.0 acres	0%
9/14/2026, 5:11:04 PM	11 acres	75%
9/14/2026, 4:41:05 PM	5.0 acres	0%

History recorded by Fire Nearby each time upstream size or containment changes.

About this data

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