Dead Oak Fire
Active
Rusk County, Texas · Discovered August 22, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 6 days ago
Dead Oak Fire
The Dead Oak Fire fire has burned 37 acres in Rusk County, Texas. Crews have fully contained the fire. It has shown no measurable growth in the last 24 hours. Air quality near the fire is good (AQI 32).
Dead Oak Fire size over time
8 official size readingsGrew from 10 to 37 acres across these reports.
Acreage as reported by the official incident feed, recorded by Fire Nearby each time it changes. Hover or tap the chart for each reading.
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Incident timeline
Generated automatically from official feeds the moment they change: size, containment, evacuation zones, aircraft, and incident team updates.
Fire reported 100% contained
6 days ago · November 4, 2026Containment rose to 100%
79 days ago · August 23, 2026Containment rose to 95%
80 days ago · August 23, 2026Grew 25 acres in 4 hours to 35 acres
80 days ago · August 22, 2026Containment rose to 50%
80 days ago · August 22, 2026Containment rose to 20%
80 days ago · August 22, 2026Fire first listed in official incident feeds at 10 acres
80 days ago · August 22, 2026
Raw growth & containment readings
| Recorded | Size | Contained |
|---|---|---|
| 8/23/2026, 9:30:15 PM | 37 acres | 100% |
| 8/23/2026, 12:54:19 AM | 37 acres | 95% |
| 8/22/2026, 11:05:00 PM | 35 acres | 75% |
| 8/22/2026, 10:10:00 PM | 35 acres | 50% |
| 8/22/2026, 10:03:23 PM | 25 acres | 50% |
| 8/22/2026, 8:23:12 PM | 25 acres | 30% |
| 8/22/2026, 6:58:12 PM | 25 acres | 20% |
| 8/22/2026, 5:57:54 PM | 10 acres | 0% |
Recorded by Fire Nearby each time upstream data changes.
About this data
Fire Nearby aggregates official incident data and shows exactly when each value was last updated. For evacuation decisions, always follow instructions from local emergency officials and check county emergency management channels.