McKee Draw Fire, Texas
The McKee Draw Fire burned in Edwards County, Texas, about 13 miles (21 km) northwest of Rocksprings, Texas. NASA began tracking it on August 29, 2026. Its latest size is 4,416 acres (1,787 hectares, 18 km²), about 30 percent the size of Manhattan, or about 3,345 American football fields. NASA stopped tracking it after August 29.
Containment and crews
According to the national interagency fire record, it is 100 percent contained, fully under control, with 21 firefighters and support staff assigned.
Its cause is listed as natural.
Fire behavior reported: extreme.
It was fully contained on September 2, 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?
Upside-down seasons. Southern Australia’s fire season peaks from December to February, during its summer, the opposite of North America’s.
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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