Clark Fire, Texas
The Clark Fire burned in Edwards County, Texas, about 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Rock Springs, Texas. NASA began tracking it on September 16, 2026. Its latest size is 1,523 acres (616 hectares, 6 km²), about 10 percent the size of Manhattan, or about 1,154 American football fields. NASA stopped tracking it after September 16.
Containment and crews
According to the national interagency fire record, it is 100 percent contained, fully under control, with 22 firefighters and support staff assigned.
Its cause is listed as power generation/transmission/distribution.
Fire behavior reported: minimal.
It was fully contained on September 19, 2026.
The orange outline on the map is the fire’s mapped perimeter.
Seen from space
True color from the VIIRS instrument on the NOAA-20 satellite. Red dots are fires detected by their heat; smoke shows as gray-brown haze. The ring marks where the event was reported. Pictures: NASA Worldview (GIBS) from the daily satellite passes; clouds can hide the ground on some days.
Did you know?
Why fires run uphill. Flames preheat the fuel above them, so a fire on a steep slope can spread several times faster than on flat ground.
Fire size and location from NASA EONET and the National Interagency Fire Center’s incident records (IRWIN, WFIGS). For evacuations and closures, follow local officials and InciWeb.
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