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Automated summary generated: Nov 3, 2026 03:25 UTC. It may lag behind the report and is not an official alert.
The Dry River wildfire, located 5 miles southeast of Sonora, TX in Sutton County, was discovered on September 15, 2026, and is caused by equipment and vehicle use. The Texas Forest Service (SFS) is the jurisdictional agency. The fire rapidly expanded from 400 acres on the first report to 8,939 acres by September 17, with containment rising from 0% to 100% by September 22. Current behavior is described as Extreme; Creeping; Smoldering, indicating that while the fire is fully contained, it remains active and may still produce embers. The incident has remained at 8,939 acres with 100% containment as of the latest report on November 3, 2026.
Official source description: 5 Miles SE from Sonora, TX
Extreme; Creeping; Smoldering
Historical observations from incident reports, not a live forecast. Acreage and containment can decrease when agencies correct their estimates.
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400 acres
8,939 acres
Latest available source report: Nov 3, 2026 03:00 UTC. This is the report date, not confirmation of current fire conditions.
Reported acreage increased by 8,539 acres between the first and last available acreage measurements. Recorded containment rose by 100.0 percentage points, from 0.0% (Sep 15, 2026) to 100.0% (Nov 3, 2026), using the first and last reports with a known containment value.
| Report date (UTC) | Acres | Containment | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2026 21:20 | 400 | 0.0% | NIFC |
| Sep 15, 2026 22:20 | 1,200 | 0.0% | NIFC |
| Sep 16, 2026 04:00 | 3,500 | 10.0% | NIFC |
| Sep 16, 2026 07:20 | 5,500 | 25.0% | NIFC |
| Sep 16, 2026 22:00 | 7,000 | 25.0% | NIFC |
| Sep 17, 2026 17:00 | 8,761 | 40.0% | NIFC |
| Sep 17, 2026 22:20 | 8,939 | 40.0% | NIFC |
| Sep 18, 2026 18:20 | 8,939 | 55.0% | NIFC |
| Sep 19, 2026 02:00 | 8,939 | 70.0% | NIFC |
| Sep 19, 2026 21:40 | 8,939 | 85.0% | NIFC |
| Sep 21, 2026 00:20 | 8,939 | 95.0% | NIFC |
| Sep 22, 2026 17:20 | 8,939 | 100.0% | NIFC |
Showing 12 representative changes from 16 distinct recorded measurements, including the first and last distinct measurements. The latest source report date is shown above, even when measurements have not changed.
| Report date (UTC) | Acres | Containment | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2026 21:20 | 400 | 0.0% | NIFC |
| Sep 15, 2026 22:20 | 1,200 | 0.0% | NIFC |
| Sep 16, 2026 00:00 | 2,000 | 0.0% | NIFC |
| Sep 16, 2026 04:00 | 3,500 | 10.0% | NIFC |
| Sep 16, 2026 05:00 | 3,500 | 10.0% | NIFC |
| Sep 16, 2026 07:20 | 5,500 | 25.0% | NIFC |
| Sep 16, 2026 22:00 | 7,000 | 25.0% | NIFC |
| Sep 17, 2026 02:20 | 7,000 | 25.0% | NIFC |
| Sep 17, 2026 03:40 | 8,761 | 30.0% | NIFC |
| Sep 17, 2026 17:00 | 8,761 | 40.0% | NIFC |
| Sep 17, 2026 22:20 | 8,939 | 40.0% | NIFC |
| Sep 17, 2026 23:00 | 8,939 | 40.0% | NIFC |
| Sep 18, 2026 02:00 | 8,939 | 50.0% | NIFC |
| Sep 18, 2026 18:20 | 8,939 | 55.0% | NIFC |
| Sep 18, 2026 22:40 | 8,939 | 55.0% | NIFC |
| Sep 19, 2026 02:00 | 8,939 | 70.0% | NIFC |
| Sep 19, 2026 21:40 | 8,939 | 85.0% | NIFC |
| Sep 19, 2026 22:40 | 8,939 | 85.0% | NIFC |
| Sep 20, 2026 01:00 | 8,939 | 90.0% | NIFC |
| Sep 20, 2026 23:00 | 8,939 | 90.0% | NIFC |
| Sep 21, 2026 00:20 | 8,939 | 95.0% | NIFC |
| Sep 22, 2026 01:20 | 8,939 | 95.0% | NIFC |
| Sep 22, 2026 17:20 | 8,939 | 100.0% | NIFC |
| Sep 23, 2026 00:40 | 8,939 | 100.0% | NIFC |
| Nov 3, 2026 03:00 | 8,939 | 100.0% | NIFC |
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Discovered: Sep 15, 2026
Cause: Equipment and vehicle use
Managing Agency: SFS
Coordinates: 30.541, -100.7447
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The Dry River Fire has burned 8,939 acres as of November 3, 2026.
Yes, the Dry River Fire is fully contained (100%).
The official cause has been listed as: Equipment and vehicle use.
The Dry River Fire is burning in Sutton, TX.
The Dry River Fire currently meets our U.S. incident tracking criteria. This does not confirm current fire behavior.
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