Sanders
Dickens, TX ยท Human
This fire is no longer active. It burned 48 acres in Dickens before dropping off the national incident feed.
48
Acres Burned
81
Days Burning
Aug 21, 2026
Discovered
3w ago
Last Update
Growth
No growth in the last day, containment at 90%Situation Updates
Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data
Sanders update: 48 acres, 90% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the Sanders containment moved from 65% to 90%.
IRWINSanders update: 48 acres, 65% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the Sanders was remapped 52 acres lower to 48 and containment moved from 50% to 65%.
IRWINSanders mapped at 100 acres, 50% contained
Perimeter dataInteragency perimeter data shows the Sanders at 100 acres, 50% contained.
IRWINTimeline
81 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: 6c82c66b-a8d8-4c84-9563-31879bcf910e
Important
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