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Palo Pinto, TX · Undetermined

This fire is no longer active. It burned 12 acres in Palo Pinto before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

12

Acres Burned

65

Days Burning

Sep 6, 2026

Discovered

3w ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 95%
Sep 6 / 20 acresSep 7 / 12 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

2 public land units within 75 miles

Lyndon B. Johnson National Grassland

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National Grassland / TX

61.6 mi

NE

Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / TX

70.9 mi

NE

Situation Updates

Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

Bug update: 12 acres, 95% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 7

Per interagency perimeter data, the Bug containment moved from 90% to 95%.

IRWIN

Bug update: 12 acres, 90% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 7

Per interagency perimeter data, the Bug containment moved from 60% to 90%.

IRWIN

Bug update: 12 acres, 60% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 7

Per interagency perimeter data, the Bug containment moved from 40% to 60%.

IRWIN

Bug update: 12 acres, 40% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 7

Per interagency perimeter data, the Bug was remapped 3 acres lower to 12 and containment moved from 30% to 40%.

IRWIN

Bug update: 15 acres, 30% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 7

Per interagency perimeter data, the Bug was remapped 5 acres lower to 15 and containment moved from 10% to 30%.

IRWIN

Bug mapped at 20 acres, 10% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 6

Interagency perimeter data shows the Bug at 20 acres, 10% contained.

IRWIN

Timeline

Sep 6Now

65 days since discovery

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Data Sources

Fire data from NIFC Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS) via IRWIN. Satellite hotspots from NASA FIRMS VIIRS. Situation updates are either posted by the incident management team on InciWeb or read by us from WFIGS perimeter data, and each one says which. Air quality data from EPA AirNow. Public lands boundaries from USGS PAD-US 4.0.

IRWIN ID: 37b29d5d-91d8-4c22-b34a-82836e7899d1

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