Saxon Fire
Active
Burnet County, Texas · Discovered August 9, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 1 hour ago
Saxon Fire
The Saxon Fire fire has burned 300 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 30). 23 personnel are assigned to the incident.
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…
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