"The fire’s rapid containment—reaching 100% within 10 hours of discovery—highlights effective response efforts, despite the lack of detailed resource or cost information."
The Raceway wildfire, located in Parker County, Texas, was discovered on September 1, 2026, at 19:30:28. The incident, managed by the SFS agency, began as a 20‑acre blaze with 20% containment. By 23:40:03 the same day, containment rose to 40% while the fire remained active. Overnight, the fire was fully contained at 100% on September 2, 00:00:05, yet the reported acreage decreased to 16 acres by 17:00:04, indicating a small reduction in size after containment. The cause remains undetermined and no personnel or cost estimates are available in the official data.
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IRWIN ID: {2AAA7953-FA8A-478B-A97F-A9F22CADF56B}
Discovered: Sep 1, 2026
Cause: Undetermined
Managing Agency: SFS
Coordinates: 32.7987, -97.9881
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The Raceway Fire has burned 16 acres as of September 2, 2026.
Yes, the Raceway Fire is fully contained (100%).
The official cause has been listed as: Undetermined.
The Raceway Fire is burning in Parker, TX.
The Raceway Fire is no longer in our filtered incident feed. This alone does not confirm extinguishment.
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