Wildfires in Cherokee County

Texas

Fire-weather risk today

High

tomorrow: Very high · rising ↑

Fires in 2026

9 total since 2026

Area burned 2026

1.0 ha

from official WFIGS perimeters

Air quality now

Fair

EAQI 27· PM2.5 8.4 µg/m³ · includes wildfire smoke

Fire-weather and air-quality figures are modelled at state level (cell-31:-96) — not per county. Fire counts, perimeters and areas below are per county, from official records.

Fires by year

First season on record — year-over-year comparisons appear as we accumulate history.

Fire history

Cherokee 8088 · Wildfire 04/09/2026· 3 h › Cherokee 7966 · Wildfire 01/09/2026· 4 h › Cherokee 7897 · Wildfire 31/08/2026· 2 h › Cherokee 7451 · Wildfire 22/08/2026· 1 h › Cherokee 7437 · Wildfire 22/08/2026· 2 h › Cherokee 6916 · Wildfire · Human 13/08/2026· 1.0 ha· 2 h › Cherokee 6644 · Wildfire 05/08/2026· 8 h › Cherokee 6642 · Wildfire 05/08/2026· 3 h › Cherokee 6445 · Wildfire 01/08/2026· 3 h ›

Incident records from NIFC/WFIGS (public domain). Fire-weather risk is our own estimate (Canadian FWI on Open-Meteo forecasts), not an official warning — for those see your National Weather Service office. In an emergency call 911.