West Fork Fire
Active
McLennan County, Texas · Discovered September 21, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 12 min ago
West Fork Fire
The West Fork Fire fire has burned 400 acres in McLennan County, Texas. Crews have reached 25% containment. Air quality near the fire is good (AQI 38).
Latest official update
September 21, 2026The West Fork Fire in McLennan County started in the midafternoon on Monday, September 21, under elevated fire conditions. Texas A&M Forest Service was requested to provide assistance in the form of additional firefighters and heavy equipment at 3:10 pm and responded quickly. Texas A&M Forest Service is currently in unified command with local departments.
Read the full update on InciWebPosted by the incident management team on InciWeb (inciweb.wildfire.gov).
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Incident timeline
Generated automatically from official feeds the moment they change: size, containment, evacuation zones, aircraft, and incident team updates.
4 firefighting aircraft working this fire (N286NW, T880, TKR869)
10 min ago · September 21, 2026Containment rose to 15%
50 min ago · September 21, 2026Firefighting aircraft on scene (FRLD72)
2 hours ago · September 21, 2026Grew 400 acres in about an hour to 800 acres
2 hours ago · September 21, 2026Fire first reported in official feeds at 400 acres
2 hours ago · September 21, 2026Official update: TXTXS West Fork
14 hours ago · September 21, 2026Official update: TXTXS West Fork Fire
23 days ago · August 29, 2026
Raw growth & containment readings
| Recorded | Size | Contained |
|---|---|---|
| 9/21/2026, 11:43:45 PM | 400 acres | 25% |
| 9/21/2026, 10:58:45 PM | 400 acres | 15% |
| 9/21/2026, 9:12:40 PM | 800 acres | 0% |
| 9/21/2026, 9:07:53 PM | 400 acres | 0% |
Recorded by Fire Nearby each time upstream data changes.
About this data
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