Rat Fire
Active
Blanco County, Texas · Discovered September 29, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 38 min ago
Rat Fire
The Rat Fire fire has burned 15 acres in Blanco County, Texas. Crews have reached 30% containment. Air quality near the fire is good (AQI 35).
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Incident timeline
Generated automatically from official feeds the moment they change: size, containment, evacuation zones, aircraft, and incident team updates.
Containment rose to 20%
1 hour ago · September 29, 2026Mapped size revised down to 8 acres (from 15)
1 hour ago · September 29, 2026Fire first listed in official incident feeds at 15 acres
2 hours ago · September 29, 2026
Raw growth & containment readings
| Recorded | Size | Contained |
|---|---|---|
| 9/29/2026, 9:32:32 PM | 15 acres | 30% |
| 9/29/2026, 8:32:21 PM | 15 acres | 20% |
| 9/29/2026, 8:22:21 PM | 8.0 acres | 20% |
| 9/29/2026, 7:42:57 PM | 15 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.