Star Lake Fire
Active
Jefferson County, Texas · Discovered September 11, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 7 days ago
Star Lake Fire
The Star Lake Fire fire has burned 16,412 acres in Jefferson 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 S, with gusts to 9 mph. Air quality near the fire is good (AQI 35). 9 personnel are assigned to the incident.
Star Lake Fire size over time
10 official size readingsGrew from 200 to 16K 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.
Fire reported 100% contained
50 days ago · September 21, 2026Containment rose to 98%
52 days ago · September 19, 2026Containment rose to 80%
53 days ago · September 18, 2026Containment rose to 75%
54 days ago · September 17, 2026Containment rose to 70%
56 days ago · September 15, 2026Grew 2,642 acres in 22 hours to 16,412 acres
56 days ago · September 15, 2026Grew 12,170 acres in 29 hours to 13,770 acres
57 days ago · September 15, 2026Grew 471 acres in 23 hours to 1,600 acres
58 days ago · September 13, 2026Containment dropped to 50% (from 100%)
59 days ago · September 12, 2026Grew 929 acres in 21 hours to 1,129 acres
59 days ago · September 12, 2026Fire first listed in official incident feeds at 200 acres
60 days ago · September 11, 2026
Raw growth & containment readings
| Recorded | Size | Contained |
|---|---|---|
| 9/21/2026, 3:03:27 PM | 16,412 acres | 100% |
| 9/19/2026, 9:24:23 PM | 16,412 acres | 98% |
| 9/18/2026, 9:39:23 PM | 16,412 acres | 80% |
| 9/17/2026, 9:49:17 PM | 16,412 acres | 75% |
| 9/15/2026, 10:46:17 PM | 16,412 acres | 70% |
| 9/15/2026, 1:11:07 AM | 13,770 acres | 50% |
| 9/13/2026, 8:25:57 PM | 1,600 acres | 50% |
| 9/12/2026, 9:56:49 PM | 1,129 acres | 50% |
| 9/12/2026, 9:11:52 PM | 1,129 acres | - |
| 9/11/2026, 11:42:26 PM | 200 acres | - |
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.