Dry River Fire
No longer in current feed
Sutton County, Texas · Discovered September 15, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 8 days ago
Dry River Fire
The Dry River Fire fire has burned 8,939 acres in Sutton County, Texas. It is no longer in the current official feed, so the figures on this page reflect the last data reported. Crews have fully contained the fire. Air quality near the fire is good (AQI 27). 23 personnel are assigned to the incident.
Latest official update
September 15, 2026The Dry River Fire in Sutton County started on the afternoon of September 15, 2026 under elevated fire conditions. Texas A&M Forest Service was requested to provide assistance in the form of additional firefighters and heavy equipment at 1:52 pm and responded quickly. Texas A&M Forest Service is currently in unified command with local departments. Final Update, Tuesday, September 22, 12:30 pm: The Dry River Fire is 100% contained. Update, Tuesday, September 22, 10:30 am: Yesterday, fire activity across the incident remained minimal. Suppression efforts continued to focus on mop-up operations…
Read the full update on InciWebPosted by the incident management team on InciWeb (inciweb.wildfire.gov).
Dry River Fire size over time
17 official size readingsGrew from 400 to 8,939 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.
Containment rose to 100%
49 days ago · September 22, 2026Fire reported 100% contained
49 days ago · September 22, 2026Containment rose to 95%
51 days ago · September 21, 2026Containment rose to 90%
52 days ago · September 20, 2026Containment rose to 85%
52 days ago · September 19, 2026Containment rose to 70%
53 days ago · September 19, 2026New perimeter mapped at 8,651 acres (national perimeter feed)
53 days ago · September 18, 2026Containment rose to 55%
53 days ago · September 18, 2026Containment rose to 50%
54 days ago · September 18, 2026Grew 178 acres in 19 hours to 8,939 acres
54 days ago · September 17, 2026Containment rose to 40%
54 days ago · September 17, 2026Containment rose to 30%
55 days ago · September 17, 2026Grew 1,761 acres in 6 hours to 8,761 acres
55 days ago · September 17, 2026Grew 1,500 acres in 15 hours to 7,000 acres
55 days ago · September 16, 2026Containment rose to 25%
55 days ago · September 16, 2026Grew 2,000 acres in 3 hours to 5,500 acres
55 days ago · September 16, 2026Containment rose to 10%
56 days ago · September 16, 2026Grew 1,500 acres in 4 hours to 3,500 acres
56 days ago · September 16, 2026Grew 800 acres in 2 hours to 2,000 acres
56 days ago · September 15, 2026Grew 800 acres in about an hour to 1,200 acres
56 days ago · September 15, 2026Official incident page published on InciWeb: Dry River Fire
56 days ago · September 15, 2026Fire first listed in official incident feeds at 400 acres
56 days ago · September 15, 2026
Raw growth & containment readings
| Recorded | Size | Contained |
|---|---|---|
| 9/22/2026, 5:11:05 PM | 8,939 acres | 100% |
| 9/22/2026, 5:06:25 PM | 8,939 acres | 95% |
| 9/22/2026, 5:06:05 PM | 8,939 acres | 100% |
| 9/21/2026, 12:15:06 AM | 8,939 acres | 95% |
| 9/20/2026, 12:54:24 AM | 8,939 acres | 90% |
| 9/19/2026, 9:24:23 PM | 8,939 acres | 85% |
| 9/19/2026, 1:49:23 AM | 8,939 acres | 70% |
| 9/18/2026, 6:14:23 PM | 8,939 acres | 55% |
| 9/18/2026, 1:54:27 AM | 8,939 acres | 50% |
| 9/17/2026, 10:09:17 PM | 8,939 acres | 40% |
| 9/17/2026, 4:55:47 PM | 8,761 acres | 40% |
| 9/17/2026, 3:31:35 AM | 8,761 acres | 30% |
| 9/16/2026, 9:53:10 PM | 7,000 acres | 25% |
| 9/16/2026, 7:06:16 AM | 5,500 acres | 25% |
| 9/16/2026, 3:46:16 AM | 3,500 acres | 10% |
| 9/15/2026, 11:56:16 PM | 2,000 acres | 0% |
| 9/15/2026, 10:16:16 PM | 1,200 acres | 0% |
| 9/15/2026, 9:06:17 PM | 400 acres | 0% |
Recorded by Fire Nearby each time upstream data changes.
About this data
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