"The Turkey fire’s rapid progression from 58 to 80 acres in less than 24 hours, coupled with the swift attainment of full containment, highlights the effectiveness of the SFS response and the importance of early detection and rapid deployment of resources."
The Turkey wildfire, located in Kerr County, Texas, was first discovered on August 27, 2026, and is currently managed by the SFS jurisdictional agency. The fire began as an undetermined cause and quickly expanded to 58 acres by the first NIFC update at 01:20 UTC, with 10% containment. Over the next 18 hours the blaze grew to 80 acres, reaching 75% containment by 18:00 UTC and achieving full containment (100%) by 19:40 UTC. Throughout the timeline the fire’s size increased modestly, while containment efforts accelerated, ultimately bringing the incident under control within a single day.
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IRWIN ID: {3304F696-87B2-41E1-88E2-BE5A082C07CB}
Discovered: Aug 27, 2026
Cause: Natural
Managing Agency: SFS
Coordinates: 30.26, -99.4383
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The Turkey Fire has burned 80 acres as of August 28, 2026.
Yes, the Turkey Fire is fully contained (100%).
The official cause has been listed as: Natural.
The Turkey Fire is burning in Kerr, TX.
The Turkey Fire is no longer in our filtered incident feed. This alone does not confirm extinguishment.
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