"The fire’s rapid containment—from 0% to 100% within roughly 6 hours—demonstrates effective firefighting response, despite the lack of detailed resource data."
The Patriot wildfire, located in Hall County, Texas, was discovered on September 13, 2026, at 19:41:42. The fire, caused by natural factors and managed by the SFS jurisdictional agency, initially burned 15 acres with no containment. By 23:00:05 the same day, containment had risen to 75%, still covering 15 acres. The next update at 00:20:04 reported a reduction to 11 acres while maintaining 75% containment. Finally, at 01:40:03 the fire was fully contained at 100% with 11 acres burned. The incident has remained active throughout the timeline, with no personnel or cost details provided.
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IRWIN ID: {93618B01-052A-4EE9-BE2C-A1E034013A98}
Discovered: Sep 13, 2026
Cause: Natural
Managing Agency: SFS
Coordinates: 34.6012, -100.9038
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The Patriot Fire has burned 11 acres as of September 14, 2026.
Yes, the Patriot Fire is fully contained (100%).
The official cause has been listed as: Natural.
The Patriot Fire is burning in Hall, TX.
The Patriot Fire is no longer in our filtered incident feed. This alone does not confirm extinguishment.
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