Pena Creek
Dimmit, TX ยท Undetermined
This fire is no longer active. It burned 283 acres in Dimmit before dropping off the national incident feed.
283
Acres Burned
75
Days Burning
Aug 27, 2026
Discovered
3w ago
Last Update
Growth
No growth in the last day, containment at 80%Situation Updates
Posted by the incident management team on InciWeb, plus changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data
Pena Creek update: 283 acres, 80% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the Pena Creek was remapped 117 acres lower to 283 and containment moved from 60% to 80%.
IRWINPena Creek Fire - Daily Update 08-28-2026
Incident teamPena Creek Daily Update August 28, 2026 11:00 a.m. Size: 400 acres Containment: 60% Start Date: August 27, 2026 Cause: Unknown, under investigation The Pena Creek Fire in Dimmit County started on the afternoon of August 24, 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 4:07 pm and resp...
InciWebPena Creek update: 400 acres, 60% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the Pena Creek containment moved from 50% to 60%.
IRWINPena Creek update: 400 acres, 50% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the Pena Creek containment moved from 25% to 50%.
IRWINPena Creek mapped at 400 acres, 25% contained
Perimeter dataInteragency perimeter data shows the Pena Creek at 400 acres, 25% contained.
IRWINTimeline
75 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: 8e5c72ad-5538-4767-89fe-57bde4dcc713
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