"The Upton 2 fire grew quickly, expanding 81 acres in just a few hours, and was fully contained within 35 hours of discovery, demonstrating effective firefighting response in a relatively short timeframe."
The Upton 2 wildfire, located in Tom Green County, Texas, was first discovered on September 13, 2026, at 17:27:37. The fire, caused by an undetermined source and managed by the SFS jurisdictional agency, rapidly expanded from 75 acres to 156 acres within 24 hours, reaching 120 acres by the end of the first day. By September 14, containment efforts had progressed to 75% and eventually 100% containment by 00:40 on September 15, with the fire behavior consistently reported as moderate throughout the timeline. The incident remained active until it was fully contained, with no personnel or cost estimates provided in the official updates.
Moderate
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IRWIN ID: {CE2B09AF-06DF-4320-AB4F-D3E65ABB1242}
Discovered: Sep 13, 2026
Cause: Natural
Managing Agency: SFS
Coordinates: 31.1237, -100.2188
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The Upton 2 Fire has burned 156 acres as of September 15, 2026.
Yes, the Upton 2 Fire is fully contained (100%).
The official cause has been listed as: Natural.
The Upton 2 Fire is burning in Tom Green, TX.
The Upton 2 Fire is no longer in our filtered incident feed. This alone does not confirm extinguishment.
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