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Roadside 5

Carson, TX · Undetermined

This fire is no longer active. It burned 379 acres in Carson before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

379

Acres Burned

97

Days Burning

Aug 5, 2026

Discovered

3w ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 90%
Aug 6 / 200 acresAug 10 / 379 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

4 public land units within 75 miles

Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument

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Monument / TX

25.6 mi

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Lake Meredith National Recreation Area

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Recreation Area / TX

26.1 mi

W

McClellan Creek National Grassland

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National Grassland / TX

33.1 mi

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Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / TX

70.4 mi

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Situation Updates

Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

Roadside 5 update: 379 acres, 90% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 6

Per interagency perimeter data, the Roadside 5 grew 179 acres to 379 and containment moved from 0% to 90%.

IRWIN

Roadside 5 mapped at 200 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 6

Interagency perimeter data shows the Roadside 5 at 200 acres, 0% contained.

IRWIN

Timeline

Aug 5Now

97 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: 096d5c9f-60f7-4d5e-ad31-1c9755870f64

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