Ross Fire
No longer in current feed
Palo Pinto County, Texas · Discovered August 24, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 40 days ago
Ross Fire
The Ross Fire fire has burned 89,989 acres in Palo Pinto 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 21). 103 personnel are assigned to the incident.
Ross Fire size over time
39 official size readingsGrew from 25 to 90K 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
55 days ago · September 16, 2026Containment rose to 100%
55 days ago · September 16, 2026Mapped size revised down to 89,989 acres (from 90,400)
55 days ago · September 16, 2026Containment rose to 93%
56 days ago · September 15, 2026Containment rose to 88%
58 days ago · September 13, 2026Containment rose to 83%
59 days ago · September 12, 2026New perimeter mapped at 89,999 acres (national perimeter feed)
60 days ago · September 12, 2026Containment rose to 76%
61 days ago · September 10, 2026Containment rose to 65%
62 days ago · September 9, 2026Containment dropped to 57% (from 90%)
65 days ago · September 6, 2026Containment rose to 90%
66 days ago · September 5, 2026Containment rose to 44%
66 days ago · September 5, 2026Grew 352 acres in 2 days to 90,400 acres
69 days ago · September 3, 2026Containment rose to 38%
69 days ago · September 2, 2026Grew 4,745 acres in 3 days to 90,048 acres
71 days ago · August 31, 2026Containment rose to 31%
74 days ago · August 29, 2026Grew 300 acres in 24 hours to 85,303 acres
74 days ago · August 29, 2026Containment rose to 26%
75 days ago · August 28, 2026Mapped size revised down to 85,003 acres (from 87,900)
75 days ago · August 28, 2026Containment rose to 21%
75 days ago · August 27, 2026Grew 7,900 acres in 32 hours to 87,900 acres
75 days ago · August 27, 2026Grew 30,000 acres in 23 hours to 80,000 acres
76 days ago · August 26, 2026Containment rose to 12%
77 days ago · August 26, 2026Grew 25,000 acres in 3 hours to 50,000 acres
77 days ago · August 25, 2026Grew 7,000 acres in 3 hours to 25,000 acres
77 days ago · August 25, 2026Grew 3,000 acres in about an hour to 18,000 acres
77 days ago · August 25, 2026Grew 5,000 acres in about an hour to 15,000 acres
78 days ago · August 25, 2026Grew 3,000 acres in about an hour to 10,000 acres
78 days ago · August 25, 2026Grew 3,000 acres in 2 hours to 7,000 acres
78 days ago · August 25, 2026Grew 1,500 acres in 2 hours to 4,000 acres
78 days ago · August 24, 2026Containment rose to 5%
78 days ago · August 24, 2026Grew 2,300 acres in about an hour to 2,500 acres
78 days ago · August 24, 2026Grew 120 acres in about an hour to 200 acres
78 days ago · August 24, 2026Official incident page published on InciWeb: Ross Fire
78 days ago · August 24, 2026Grew 55 acres in about an hour to 80 acres
78 days ago · August 24, 2026Fire first listed in official incident feeds at 25 acres
78 days ago · August 24, 2026
Raw growth & containment readings
| Recorded | Size | Contained |
|---|---|---|
| 9/16/2026, 10:09:00 PM | 89,989 acres | 100% |
| 9/16/2026, 8:42:55 PM | 89,989 acres | 93% |
| 9/15/2026, 1:36:11 PM | 90,400 acres | 93% |
| 9/14/2026, 7:16:07 PM | 90,400 acres | 91% |
| 9/13/2026, 1:01:57 PM | 90,400 acres | 88% |
| 9/12/2026, 1:07:27 PM | 90,400 acres | 83% |
| 9/12/2026, 12:42:26 AM | 90,400 acres | 79% |
| 9/10/2026, 1:01:13 PM | 90,400 acres | 76% |
| 9/9/2026, 8:56:10 PM | 90,400 acres | 65% |
| 9/9/2026, 8:51:32 PM | 90,400 acres | 57% |
| 9/9/2026, 8:51:10 PM | 90,400 acres | 65% |
| 9/6/2026, 1:20:36 PM | 90,400 acres | 57% |
| 9/6/2026, 1:15:53 PM | 90,400 acres | 44% |
| 9/6/2026, 1:15:36 PM | 90,400 acres | 57% |
| 9/5/2026, 5:57:34 PM | 90,400 acres | 44% |
| 9/5/2026, 5:22:47 PM | 90,400 acres | 90% |
| 9/5/2026, 2:37:34 PM | 90,400 acres | 44% |
| 9/3/2026, 12:08:47 AM | 90,400 acres | 38% |
| 9/2/2026, 4:36:39 PM | 90,048 acres | 38% |
| 8/31/2026, 9:41:26 PM | 90,048 acres | 31% |
Recorded by Fire Nearby each time upstream data changes.
About this data
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