Ross Fire (Texas)
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Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Location
- 1 Miles W from Palo Pinto, TX
- Cause
- Human
- Personnel
- 472
- Complexity
- Type 1 Incident
- Fuel
- Chaparral (6 feet)
- Behavior
- Moderate, Creeping, Smoldering
- Jurisdiction
- SFS · Private land
Burning near Palo Pinto, Texas, the active Ross Fire has scorched 90,400 acres of private land over 12 days since it started on August 24, 2026, averaging an estimated 7,533 acres of growth per day. Driven by 6-foot chaparral fuel, current fire behavior on the ground involves moderate activity, smoldering, and single tree torching.
A Complex Incident Management Team and 486 personnel from the SFS are managing the Type 1 Incident, which is currently 44 percent contained. The human-caused blaze is burning within a region where the typical fire season runs from June to October. Across the country, 3,177,542 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 42 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Texas for 12 days. So far it has affected roughly 90,400 acres — about 366 km². Crews have contained 44% of the perimeter, but most of the fire line is still open.
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 3,178,795 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 42% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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