Dove Fire
The Dove Fire was reported on August 23, 2026 in Denton County, Texas and burned 122 acres. It was fully contained on August 23, 2026.
- Size
- 122 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 23, 2026
Map
Perimeter mapped August 23, 2026 at 8:17 PM CDT, 122 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 33.188, -97.354.
The incident
- Size
- 122 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 23, 2026 at 5:30 PM CDT
- Contained
- August 23, 2026 at 9:22 PM CDT
- Controlled
- August 26, 2026 at 8:00 PM CDT
- Cause
- Undetermined, Undetermined (remarks required), Not investigated
- County
- Denton County
- State
- Texas
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident management
- Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-TXTXS-267512
- IRWIN identifier
- AB782DE4-1C34-4AE5-9408-02C93F055163
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Ponder, TX covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 15, 2026 at 4:45 AM CDT. Identifier 2026-TXTXS-267512.