Dry River Fire, Texas
The Dry River Fire burned in Sutton County, Texas, about 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Sonora, Texas. NASA began tracking it on September 15, 2026. Its latest size is 8,939 acres (3,617 hectares, 36 km²), about 61 percent the size of Manhattan, or about 6,772 American football fields. NASA stopped tracking it after September 15.
Containment and crews
According to the national interagency fire record, it is 100 percent contained, fully under control, with 23 firefighters and support staff assigned.
Its cause is listed as equipment and vehicle use.
Fire behavior reported: minimal.
It was fully contained on September 22, 2026.
The orange outline on the map is the fire’s mapped perimeter.
Seen from space
True color from the VIIRS instrument on the NOAA-20 satellite. Red dots are fires detected by their heat; smoke shows as gray-brown haze. The ring marks where the event was reported. Pictures: NASA Worldview (GIBS) from the daily satellite passes; clouds can hide the ground on some days.
Did you know?
Smoke travels far. Wildfire smoke can cross oceans. Smoke from Canada's 2023 fires was tracked all the way to Europe.
Fire size and location from NASA EONET and the National Interagency Fire Center’s incident records (IRWIN, WFIGS). For evacuations and closures, follow local officials and InciWeb.
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