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Ross Fire holds at 90,400 acres, 44% contained as of Saturday; Forest Service estimates containment Sept. 8
InciWeb's Saturday update lists 515 personnel on the fire in Palo Pinto County. The cause is listed as human-caused, equipment or vehicle use.
Published Sunday, September 6, 2026, by The Aledo Ledger. Publisher: Christopher Weaver.
The Texas A&M Forest Service's InciWeb page for the Ross Fire, current as of Sat, 09/05/2026 at 10:35, lists the fire at 90,400 acres with 44% of the perimeter contained and an estimated containment date of 09/08/2026. Total personnel assigned: 515. The incident commander is J. Webb of the Texas A&M Forest Service.
The page gives the date of origin as Mon, 08/24/2026 at 13:41, the location as approximately 1 mile west of Palo Pinto, Texas, and the cause as human-caused, equipment/vehicle use. A Forest Service announcement dated 09-02-2026 says its law enforcement division, with local agencies, determined the fire was human-caused, and that while investigators could not conclusively identify the specific ignition source, the fire originated from equipment or vehicle use.
Parker County remains on the Forest Service's burn-ban list, which counted 208 counties as of 9/5/2026 11:20:35 AM, including every county adjoining Parker: Tarrant, Hood, Palo Pinto, Wise, Johnson, Jack, Erath, Somervell and Denton.
Sources: InciWeb: Ross Fire (Texas A&M Forest Service); Texas A&M Forest Service: Texas Burn Bans county list
How this was sourced: Primary sources: the InciWeb incident page and the Forest Service's burn-ban county list, both read Sept. 6. Figures are as of the dates stated.