Rafter 4b Fire

No longer in current feed

Schleicher County, Texas · Discovered September 26, 2026

2,125 acres
Size
100%
Contained
No growth
24h growth
-
Personnel

Source: Texas A&M Forest Service · Last upstream update 31 days ago · Official incident page

Current situation

Rafter 4b Fire

Inactive
Air quality · Good
AQI 27

The Rafter 4b Fire fire has burned 2,125 acres in Schleicher 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 27).

Rafter 4b Fire size over time

13 official size readings

Grew from 500 to 2,125 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.

  1. Fire reported 100% contained

    31 days ago · October 11, 2026
  2. Containment rose to 100%

    42 days ago · September 30, 2026
  3. Containment rose to 90%

    42 days ago · September 29, 2026
  4. Containment rose to 80%

    43 days ago · September 28, 2026
  5. Containment rose to 75%

    43 days ago · September 28, 2026
  6. Containment rose to 70%

    44 days ago · September 28, 2026
  7. Containment rose to 50%

    44 days ago · September 27, 2026
  8. Grew 300 acres in 13 hours to 2,100 acres

    44 days ago · September 27, 2026
  9. Grew 550 acres in 2 hours to 1,800 acres

    45 days ago · September 27, 2026
  10. Containment rose to 30%

    45 days ago · September 27, 2026
  11. Containment rose to 20%

    45 days ago · September 27, 2026
  12. Grew 250 acres in 2 hours to 1,250 acres

    45 days ago · September 27, 2026
  13. Grew 500 acres in 2 hours to 1,000 acres

    45 days ago · September 26, 2026
  14. Fire first listed in official incident feeds at 500 acres

    45 days ago · September 26, 2026
Raw growth & containment readings
RecordedSizeContained
9/30/2026, 12:07:33 AM2,125 acres100%
9/29/2026, 8:22:21 PM2,125 acres90%
9/28/2026, 11:42:25 PM2,125 acres80%
9/28/2026, 5:25:08 PM2,125 acres75%
9/28/2026, 1:16:08 AM2,100 acres70%
9/27/2026, 3:30:41 PM2,100 acres50%
9/27/2026, 3:23:20 AM1,800 acres50%
9/27/2026, 2:18:20 AM1,800 acres30%
9/27/2026, 2:13:20 AM1,250 acres30%
9/27/2026, 12:13:19 AM1,250 acres20%
9/26/2026, 10:23:19 PM1,250 acres0%
9/26/2026, 9:48:19 PM1,000 acres0%
9/26/2026, 7:23:16 PM500 acres0%

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.