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Bahia Grande Unit 10 Declared Wildfire 2026

  • Incident Information:

    Attachment Size
    Bahia Grande Unit 10 Declared Wildfire Review.pdf (2.08 MB) 2.08 MB

  • Location:

    Texas

  • Date:

    01/07/2026

  • Incident Type:

    Wildfire Declaration

  • Description:

    On the morning of January 7th, 2026, while conducting prescribed fire operations on Unit 10 of the Baha Grande tract of the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge (NWR), a slopover onto private land was declared a wildfire that spread to 188 acres in size. The escaped fire burned approx. 95 acres of private land and approx. 93 acres of refuge land outside the planned burn unit. Resources from several local departments and the Texas Forest Service responded and aided in suppressing the wildfire within the initial operational period.

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