Units on scene advising the fire is headed for the trees, bumping up to a 3rd alarm fire at this time. The Possum Kingdom Complex is a grouping of four wildfires that has consumed about 148,000 acres (600 km2) in Stephens, Young and Palo Pinto counties. By September 10, the fire had been 100% contained and burned out with no further damage.[51]. On September 4, a fire began near Jeddo, Texas in Caldwell County. NBC 5's Holley Ford contributed to this report. The grass fire in Val Verde County, 30 miles (48 km) southwest of Ozona burned 175,000 acres (710 km2).

[59] Soon, residents east of the community of Maryneal would be evacuated. [41] The fire destroyed 11 homes and damaged nine. Rick Perry Denies Existence of Global Warming", "Storm Events For Wildfires in Texas in 2011", "Winter 2011 Wildland Fire Season Outlook for Texas", "Bastrop fire still uncontained, and it may get worse", "Wind-driven fires kill woman, child in East Texas", "Officials triple number of homes destroyed in Texas fire", Bastrop residents begin to return home; 1,400 houses destroyed (, "Storm Event Report for Wildfire in Cass County, Texas", Storm Event Report for Wildfire in Kent County, "Swenson, Cooper Mountain Ranch fires fully contained", "Firefighters still battling three-county fire southeast of Lubbock", "TX Forest Service: Bear Creek fire largest in ETX history", "Texas Cooper Mountain Ranch Fire (FM-2889)", "Houston County Labor Day Holiday Marred by Wildfires", Wind-driven fires kill woman, child in East Texas, "900 acre brush fire burns northeast of Bastrop", "Fire Notes: TxDOT concerned about damage to roads; fifth of Griffith League Scout camp blackened", "15 homes destroyed, 7 damaged in Leander. [59] However, towards the end of the day, no containment of the fire was reported, and it had already destroyed 7 houses and had enlarged to a size greater than 20,000 acres (81 km2). "There was a loud boom and we could see fireworks low to the ground.". The fire began 20 miles (32 km) east of Marathon in Brewster County and burned about 83,000 acres (340 km2). Economic damage was estimated at $2.54 million. Attendees saw the intended finale explode and land on the ground, setting off a grassfire and sending viewers scrambling for cover. A bulldozer was operating north of Grass 5-1. The fireworks display began at 9:30 pm. The park was used as a staging and camping area for firefighters for the duration of the fire.

Thee fire started during Plano’s All American 4th display, which was launched from Lavon Farms near the Plano Event Center, officials said. The Riley Road Fire started on September 5 in Grimes County and quickly spread South with the aid of high winds crossing over into Waller County. This fire, which was described by a longtime sheriff as "the fastest moving fire he had ever seen", burned 1,400 acres, destroying six houses and many barns.
The show was stopped about six minutes before the grand finale of the 25-minute show. Five hundred people were evacuated and 34 homes were destroyed, causing $2.7 million in damage. Dallas Fire-Rescue says a grassfire Thursday evening burned about 15 acres and lasted for several hours. The percentage of exceptional drought in the state was the highest since the United States Drought Monitor began tracking the data in 2000.