Rio Escondido Fire
Active
Hamilton County, Texas · Discovered August 24, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 9 days ago
Rio Escondido Fire
The Rio Escondido Fire fire has burned 2,713 acres in Hamilton County, Texas. Crews have fully contained the fire. It has shown no measurable growth in the last 24 hours. Wind at the fire is blowing 6 mph toward the SW, with gusts to 8 mph. Air quality near the fire is moderate (AQI 81). 71 personnel are assigned to the incident.
Latest official update
August 24, 2026The Rio Escondido Fire in Hamilton County started on the afternoon of August 24, 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 1:20 pm and responded quickly. Texas A&M Forest Service is currently in unified command with local departments.FINAL UPDATE: September 2, 2026 at 8:00 pm: The fire is 100% contained.UPDATE: August 31, 2026 at 10:00 am: There was no fire growth overnight. While patrolling, the Evant Fire Department found and extinguished several areas of heat within the…
Read the full update on InciWebPosted by the incident management team on InciWeb (inciweb.wildfire.gov).
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Fire reported 100% contained
27 days ago · September 11, 2026Containment rose to 100%
35 days ago · September 3, 2026Containment rose to 95%
38 days ago · August 31, 2026New perimeter mapped at 2,629 acres (national perimeter feed)
38 days ago · August 31, 2026Containment rose to 90%
40 days ago · August 29, 2026Containment dropped to 85% (from 100%)
41 days ago · August 28, 2026Containment rose to 100%
42 days ago · August 27, 2026Containment rose to 80%
43 days ago · August 26, 2026Containment rose to 75%
43 days ago · August 26, 2026Containment rose to 70%
44 days ago · August 25, 2026Containment rose to 50%
44 days ago · August 25, 2026Grew 150 acres in 16 hours to 2,650 acres
44 days ago · August 25, 2026Containment rose to 30%
44 days ago · August 25, 2026Containment rose to 20%
44 days ago · August 25, 2026Grew 1,000 acres in 2 hours to 2,500 acres
44 days ago · August 25, 2026Grew 700 acres in about an hour to 1,500 acres
45 days ago · August 24, 2026Grew 500 acres in about an hour to 800 acres
45 days ago · August 24, 2026Grew 200 acres in about an hour to 300 acres
45 days ago · August 24, 2026Official incident page published on InciWeb: Rio Escondido Fire
45 days ago · August 24, 2026Grew 95 acres in about an hour to 100 acres
45 days ago · August 24, 2026Fire first listed in official incident feeds at 5 acres
45 days ago · August 24, 2026
Raw growth & containment readings
| Recorded | Size | Contained |
|---|---|---|
| 9/3/2026, 1:09:43 AM | 2,713 acres | 100% |
| 8/31/2026, 1:22:00 AM | 2,713 acres | 95% |
| 8/29/2026, 1:52:09 PM | 2,713 acres | 90% |
| 8/28/2026, 1:53:40 AM | 2,713 acres | 85% |
| 8/27/2026, 5:48:52 PM | 2,713 acres | 80% |
| 8/27/2026, 4:49:51 PM | 2,713 acres | 100% |
| 8/26/2026, 4:16:48 PM | 2,713 acres | 80% |
| 8/26/2026, 1:48:45 AM | 2,650 acres | 75% |
| 8/25/2026, 11:01:17 PM | 2,650 acres | 70% |
| 8/25/2026, 5:32:26 PM | 2,650 acres | 50% |
| 8/25/2026, 11:29:33 AM | 2,500 acres | 30% |
| 8/25/2026, 1:14:19 AM | 2,500 acres | 20% |
| 8/25/2026, 12:19:02 AM | 2,000 acres | 0% |
| 8/24/2026, 11:19:27 PM | 1,500 acres | 0% |
| 8/24/2026, 10:14:17 PM | 800 acres | 0% |
| 8/24/2026, 8:47:34 PM | 300 acres | 0% |
| 8/24/2026, 7:43:08 PM | 100 acres | 0% |
| 8/24/2026, 7:38:06 PM | 5.0 acres | 0% |
Recorded by Fire Nearby each time upstream data changes.
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