"The fire’s rapid growth to 400 acres within a few hours and the swift containment to 100% within 24 hours highlight effective firefighting response and resource allocation."
The Pena Creek wildfire, located in Dimmit County, Texas, was first discovered on August 27, 2026, and is caused by power generation, transmission, or distribution. The fire rapidly expanded from 100 acres at 23:00 on the discovery day to 400 acres by 02:00 on August 28, before shrinking to 283 acres by 17:00 that same day. Containment progressed steadily, reaching 50% by 05:20, 60% by 06:40, 80% by 17:00, and 100% by 18:40 on August 28, and remained fully contained through the latest update on September 2. The incident is managed by the San Felipe del Rio (SFS) jurisdictional agency, and current fire behavior is described as moderate.
Moderate
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IRWIN ID: {8E5C72AD-5538-4767-89FE-57BDE4DCC713}
Discovered: Aug 27, 2026
Cause: Power generation/transmission/distribution
Managing Agency: SFS
Coordinates: 28.5868, -99.9636
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The Pena Creek Fire has burned 283 acres as of September 2, 2026.
Yes, the Pena Creek Fire is fully contained (100%).
The official cause has been listed as: Power generation/transmission/distribution.
The Pena Creek Fire is burning in Dimmit, TX.
The Pena Creek Fire is no longer in our filtered incident feed. This alone does not confirm extinguishment.
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