Update: Prescribed fire Rusk 0959 burns 300 acres in Rusk County since Feb. 6

Published Feb 11, 2026 #Rx rusk 0959 fire

Updated: 3:24 p.m. Feb. 11

Started: 5 days ago, 10:12 a.m. Feb. 6

Initial location: Rusk County, Tex.

Fire type: Prescribed, Type 5

Fire name: Rusk 0959

The pile burning project, called Rusk 0959, was initiated 10:12 a.m. Feb. 6 in in Rusk County, Texas.

Since it was initiated five days ago, the prescribed fire has burned 300 acres of private land.

Prescribed fire (prescribed burn) is a wildfire prevention method that involves burning an area of land in a controlled manner to minimize the risk of catastrophic wildfires.

Source: National Interagency Fire Center