"The fire’s swift containment—reaching 100% within a few hours—highlights effective emergency response and resource deployment, despite its undetermined cause."
The Houston 8428 wildfire was discovered on September 12, 2026, near latitude 31.0916 and longitude -95.5567 in Houston County, Texas. The incident, reported by the SFS agency, remains undetermined in cause. Within three hours of discovery, the fire had burned 23 acres and was 90% contained, escalating to full containment (100%) by the next minute. No additional growth or changes in containment were reported in the subsequent timeline entries, indicating a rapid and successful suppression effort.
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IRWIN ID: {9C6CC378-C220-41E0-8151-081194F9539D}
Discovered: Sep 12, 2026
Cause: Undetermined (remarks required)
Managing Agency: SFS
Coordinates: 31.0916, -95.5567
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The Houston 8428 Fire has burned 23 acres as of September 13, 2026.
Yes, the Houston 8428 Fire is fully contained (100%).
The official cause has been listed as: Undetermined (remarks required).
The Houston 8428 Fire is burning in Houston, TX.
The Houston 8428 Fire currently meets our U.S. incident tracking criteria. This does not confirm current fire behavior.
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