Forest ownership · Texas 2026

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Burned forest by owner Forest acres in Texas % of burned forest % of Texas's forestland
Public 6,372 12.3% 8.3%
Federal 6,315 12.2% 4.9%
State 57 0.1% 2.2%
Local (county, city) 0 0.0% 1.2%
Tribal 0 0.0% 0.0%
Tribal 0 0.0% 0.0%
Private 44,248 85.6% 91.7%
Family 8,813 17.1% 55.9%
Corporate 34,595 66.9% 30.4%
TIMO/REIT 826 1.6% 4.1%
Other private 14 0.0% 1.4%
Ownership not modeled 1,065 2.1% —
Burned in from another state or province 232 — —
Burned forest in Texas 51,685 — —
Fires by owner
Fire Forest acres in Texas Federal State Local Tribal Private Not modeled
Ross Fire 35,839 0 0 0 0 35,287 551
Cypress Creek Fire 6,661 6,281 0 0 0 355 25
Rio Escondido Fire 1,712 0 0 0 0 1,578 134
Hydra Fire 868 0 0 0 0 866 2
Bear Hallow Fire 450 0 0 0 0 447 3
Benson Fire 423 0 0 0 0 406 17
Mainline Fire 418 0 0 0 0 417 0
Dry River Fire 383 0 0 0 0 379 4
West Fork Fire 375 0 0 0 0 368 7
Getaway Pens 362 0 0 0 0 361 1
Rafter 4B Fire 298 0 0 0 0 296 2
Kurk 287 0 0 0 0 280 7
McKee Draw Fire 273 0 0 0 0 264 8
Nebo Mountain 210 0 0 0 0 209 1
Bufford Creek Fire 155 0 0 0 0 153 3
Upton 2 Fire 141 0 12 0 0 128 1
Cedar Gulch Fire 131 0 0 0 0 114 17
Ox Bow Fire 118 0 0 0 0 116 2
Yellow Square Fire 118 0 0 0 0 95 23
8 Ball Fire 104 0 0 0 0 72 32
Lobo Fire 102 0 0 0 0 102 0
Live Oak Fire 101 0 0 0 0 98 3
Bell 2.0 Fire 96 0 0 0 0 93 3
Bulcher Fire 94 0 0 0 0 83 11
Gypsum Creek Fire 93 0 0 0 0 92 1
Adams Fire 89 0 0 0 0 79 11
Merritt Road Fire 80 0 0 0 0 79 2
Sleepy Fire 79 0 0 0 0 79 0
Cherokee Fire 76 0 0 0 0 73 3
Moore Canyon Fire 72 0 0 0 0 72 0
White Oak Fire 63 0 0 0 0 63 0
Cusenberry Draw 60 0 0 0 0 59 1
Nethery Fire 60 0 0 0 0 54 7
Lamar 3024 Fire 59 0 0 0 0 59 0
Red Bank Fire 54 0 0 0 0 46 8
Rudd Fire 54 0 0 0 0 44 10
Draw Fire 54 0 0 0 0 54 0
Schoolhouse Branch Fire 51 0 0 0 0 46 5
Hopkins 1839 Fire 50 0 0 0 0 49 1
Neighbor Fire 47 0 0 0 0 47 0
Spring Pine Fire 44 0 44 0 0 0 0
Whitetail Fire 43 0 0 0 0 41 2
Cabin Creek Fire 42 0 0 0 0 38 4
Cruso Fire 37 0 0 0 0 36 1
Rustler Fire 32 0 0 0 0 22 10
Bundy Fire 29 0 0 0 0 29 0
Live Oak Fire 29 0 0 0 0 28 1
Mc Elroy 2 Fire 28 28 0 0 0 0 0
Sandy Fire 23 0 0 0 0 20 3
Whirling Pines Fire 20 0 0 0 0 20 0
Dead Oak Fire 20 0 0 0 0 15 5
Pigtail Fire 20 0 0 0 0 20 0
Harris 19 0 0 0 0 12 7
Water Edge Fire 17 0 0 0 0 16 2
Sherra Fire 17 0 0 0 0 17 0
Granger Fire 17 0 0 0 0 17 0
Arrowhead Fire 16 0 0 0 0 12 4
Clark Fire 16 0 0 0 0 15 1
Crow Canyon Fire 15 0 0 0 0 15 0
Blue Jay Fire 15 0 0 0 0 15 0
Alma 14 0 0 0 0 6 9
Pleasant Fire 13 0 0 0 0 13 0
Bright Lights Fire 13 0 0 0 0 13 0
Burns Lake Fire 12 0 0 0 0 11 0
Maroon Fire 12 0 0 0 0 0 12
Sandy Creek Fire 12 0 0 0 0 12 0
Mulberry Creek Fire 12 0 0 0 0 12 0
Seven Fire 12 0 0 0 0 12 0
Star Lake Fire 11 0 0 0 0 0 11
Dallas Fire 11 0 0 0 0 11 0
Tyler 1795 Fire 10 0 0 0 0 10 0
Saxon Fire 10 0 0 0 0 0 10
Cedar Fire 10 0 0 0 0 10 0
Lavender Fire 9 0 0 0 0 1 8
Granite Valley Fire 8 0 0 0 0 7 1
Meadow View Fire 8 0 0 0 0 6 2
Cottonwood Creek Fire 8 0 0 0 0 8 0
West Fork 8 0 0 0 0 1 7
Evelyn Fire 8 0 0 0 0 4 4
Edge Falls Fire 8 0 0 0 0 7 0
Esparza Fire 7 0 0 0 0 7 0
Liberty 1735 Fire 7 0 0 0 0 6 1
Torch Tree Fire 7 0 0 0 0 6 0
Parker 1813 Fire 6 0 0 0 0 5 1
Yellow Fire 6 0 0 0 0 0 5
Titus 2536 Fire 6 0 0 0 0 6 0
Panola 2930 Fire 6 0 0 0 0 4 2
Hutchinson Fire 6 0 0 0 0 3 3
Holden Fire 6 0 0 0 0 0 6
Dos Pistolas Fire 6 0 0 0 0 6 0
Medusa Draw Fire 6 0 0 0 0 5 2
Marion 1847 Fire 5 0 0 0 0 4 0
Oklahoma Flat Fire 5 0 0 0 0 0 5
Motorcycle Fire 5 0 0 0 0 4 0
Calpine Fire 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
Dos Duder Stadt Fire 5 0 0 0 0 4 0
Br 314 Fire 5 0 0 0 0 4 2
Highland Fire 5 0 0 0 0 4 1
Lonesome Fire 5 0 0 0 0 5 0
Montgomery 1690 Fire 4 0 0 0 0 4 0
Easy Living Fire 4 0 0 0 0 4 0
Camp 1796 Fire 4 0 0 0 0 4 0
Corner Pocket 4 0 0 0 0 3 1
Canadian River Fire 4 0 0 0 0 0 3
Cedar Mountain Fire 4 0 0 0 0 1 2
Sutton 8835 Fire 4 0 0 0 0 3 1
Lightning Creek Fire 4 0 0 0 0 4 0
Milam 9082 Fire 4 0 0 0 0 3 1
Winnie Fire 3 0 0 0 0 1 2
Alamosa Fire 3 0 0 0 0 3 0
Deep Hills Fire 3 0 0 0 0 1 2
Comanche Fire 3 0 0 0 0 3 0
Freestone 8540 Fire 3 0 0 0 0 2 1
Powell Fire 3 0 0 0 0 3 0
190 Fire 2 0 0 0 0 1 1
Morris 0504 Fire 2 0 0 0 0 1 1
Anderson 1804 Fire 2 0 0 0 0 2 0
Purple Monster Fire 2 0 0 0 0 1 1
Paper Wings Fire 2 0 0 0 0 2 0
Hunggate Fire 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Blue Diamond Fire 2 0 0 0 0 1 1
Trinity 5875 Fire 2 0 0 0 0 2 0
Cardinal Fire 2 0 0 0 0 2 0
Grass Burr Fire 2 0 0 0 0 2 0
Dark Knight Fire 2 0 0 0 0 2 0
Starkey Fire 2 0 0 0 0 1 1
Cuttin Fire 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
Shotgun 2 0 0 0 0 2 0
Leon 8363 Fire 2 0 0 0 0 1 1
Jackalope Fire 2 0 0 0 0 1 2
Kc 479 Fire 2 0 0 0 0 2 0
Seven Oaks Fire 2 0 0 0 0 2 0
Three Lakes Fire 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
San Patricio 1849 Fire 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Wildcat Draw Fire 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Banjo Fire 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Caprock Fire 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Bad Land Fire 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arroyo Creek Fire 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Anderson 7547 Fire 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tomahawk Fire 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
High Lonesome Fire 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Grindstone Fire 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Grover Bend Fire 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Nacogdoches 9649 Fire 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nacogdoches 0842 Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hopkins 0837 Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Houston 1739 Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Old Highway Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bowie 2512 Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Twin Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neon White Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lake Austin Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shifty Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stinky Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Round Up Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Self Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cherokee 6916 Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Colony Creek Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Walker 7373 Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Day Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ladybug Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Elm Creek Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rat Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mickey Branch Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
San Francisco 2 Fire burned in from Tamaulipas 196 184 0 0 0 0 12
La Grulla Fire burned in from another state or province 19 0 0 0 0 0 18
La Joya Fire burned in from another state or province 16 4 0 0 0 0 12
Alamo Creek Fire burned in from another state or province 2 0 0 0 0 0 1

43 measured fires burned zero forest cells.

Reconciliation
Owner cells 232,402 51,685
Land cover Forest cells 232,402 51,685
Equal 232,402

USFS RDS-2020-0044 service 12 for TX. Ownership tabulated through 2026-10-22. 30 m cells.