Dos Pistolas Fire
The Dos Pistolas Fire was reported on August 11, 2026 in Brooks County, Texas and burned 1,000 acres. It was fully contained on August 13, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,000 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 11, 2026
- Personnel
- 27
Map
Perimeter mapped August 12, 2026 at 2:29 PM CDT, 996 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 27.104, -98.357.
The incident
- Size
- 1,000 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 11, 2026 at 2:06 PM CDT
- Contained
- August 13, 2026 at 8:53 PM CDT
- Controlled
- August 16, 2026 at 6:54 PM CDT
- Cause
- Human, Debris and open burning, Escaped Prescribed Burn
- Location
- 15 Miles SW from Falfurrias, TX
- County
- Brooks County
- State
- Texas
- Nearest city reported
- Falfurrias
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 27
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-TXTXS-266829
- IRWIN identifier
- D14A7535-3F66-447C-AE81-98786E5D90AE
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 12, 2026 (996 acres) to August 13, 2026 (996 acres).
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 12, 2026 | 996 | |
| August 13, 2026 | 996 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Falfurrias, TX covers the area today.
Nearby
- Falfurrias, TX16 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Premont, TX23 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Hebbronville, TX24 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Benavides, TX34 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Ricardo, TX38 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Kingsville, TX42 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated September 7, 2026 at 5:44 PM CDT. Identifier 2026-TXTXS-266829.