Dos Pistolas Fire (TX)
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Fire (SWIR)
Infrared / SWIR (right): sees through smoke.
🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Location
- Brooks County
- Complexity
- Type 5 Incident
- Jurisdiction
- SFS · Private land
Burning across private land in Brooks County, Texas, the active Dos Pistolas Fire has consumed 600 acres since its start on August 11, 2026. Satellites are picking up six heat signatures over the past 48 hours, illustrating the current spread of the incident.
Firefighters have established 40 percent containment on the Type 5 incident. The region's typical fire season spans from June to October.
Across the country, 2,838,311 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure 48 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Texas for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 1,000 acres — about 4.0 km². About 70% of the perimeter is contained — over half is secured, though hotspots remain.
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
The bigger picture in United States
Across United States, roughly 2,838,311 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 48% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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