Ross Fire

Name: Off-Nadir Delta
Author: Kazushi Motomura

Titles and summaries are AI-extracted from news reporting; every source is linked below. Event id 1319936543.

Where: Palo Pinto County, TexasSomewhere in Palo Pinto County, Texas — an area about 55 km across. The coordinate is that area's centre, not the event site.
When: Occurred 2026-08-24basis: stated_in_articleFirst reported 2026-08-25 · last update 2026-08-30
Sourcing: 9 articles9 reports across 8 outlets · independence not establishedverification: independently_confirmed
Satellite observability: observableThermal detections

What imagery could confirm

active fire front and burn scar at Palo Pinto County, Texas

What remains unresolved

coordinate_not_search_ready
geo_not_ready

Timeline

2026-08-25new_eventA new event has been reported.
2026-08-25corroboration_increasedThis event is now carried by independent sources, not one.
2026-08-26corroboration_increasedIndependent sources rose from 2 to 4.
2026-08-26corroboration_increasedIndependent sources rose from 4 to 5.
2026-08-26corroboration_increasedIndependent sources rose from 5 to 6.
2026-08-27corroboration_increasedIndependent sources rose from 6 to 7.
2026-08-28corroboration_increasedIndependent sources rose from 7 to 8.

Sources

Texas’ Ross fire, 100 miles west of Dallas, grows to 85,000 acres2026-08-28
Ross Fire grows to 85,000 acres in Palo Pinto County…2026-08-30
Evacuations ordered in rural Texas as wildfire mushrooms within hours2026-08-25
Ross Fire explodes to over 50,000 acres in North Texas, forcing evacuations and school closures2026-08-25
Public asked to steer clear of Jack, Palo Pinto counties as crews battle wildfire2026-08-26
Ross Fire2026-08-26
Ross Fire Update: Thomas Kyle-Milward Describes Texas blaze at 50,000 acres2026-08-26
Ross Fire2026-08-26
Ross Wildfire2026-08-26

Related events

Ross FireGrouped into the same event cluster — a separate report of the same occurrence, not a separate event. · 2026-08-30
Ross Fire WildfireGrouped into the same event cluster — a separate report of the same occurrence, not a separate event. · 2026-08-28
Ross Fire explodes to over 50,000 acres in North Texas, forcing evacuations and school closuresGrouped into the same event cluster — a separate report of the same occurrence, not a separate event. · 2026-08-25
Texas WildfireGrouped into the same event cluster — a separate report of the same occurrence, not a separate event. · 2026-08-24
Ross Fire: Family loses century-old land, canoe business in blazeHappened at this location 1 d after this event. Order in time only — it is not established as a consequence. · 2026-08-27
Texas Wildfire Scorches 50,000 Acres: Evacuations Ordered In Jack CountyHappened at this location 1 d before this event. Order in time only — no causal link is claimed. · 2026-08-25
Brown County wildfireReported 127 km away and 2 d after. No established relationship beyond proximity. · 2026-08-24
Rescuing man from burning vehicleReported 73 km away and 12 d after. No established relationship beyond proximity. · 2026-08-14

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curl "https://offnadir-delta.com/api/v1/events/1319936543/thread" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ond_YOUR_API_KEY"

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