Damage Report · Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas · August 2026
Dallas Fire & Water Damage Report: August 2026
Dallas-Fort Worth (Dallas, Tarrant, Collin, Denton, Ellis counties) recorded 869 damage incidents across 31 days in August 2026, averaging 28 per day, peaking with 64 incidents on August 31, and including 488 structure fires and 562 medium or high damage estimates.
At a glance
- 869Damage incidents tracked in August 2026
- ~28/dayAverage daily incident volume
- 488Structure fires
- 64Incidents on August 31, the month's peak day
Incidents by type
Estimated damage severity
Busiest cities
Peak day: August 31 (64 incidents). Counties covered: Dallas, Tarrant, Collin, Denton, Ellis.
What stood out
- Daily averages held at 28 incidents per day across Dallas-Fort Worth while Dallas reported 239 incidents and Fort Worth reported 64 incidents among the busiest cities.
- High damage estimates reached 562 incidents in the month, stretching resources in suburbs such as Plano with 34 incidents and Arlington with 31 incidents.
- Structure counts hit 488 structure fires and 328 residential fires across Dallas-Fort Worth while only 3 flood and water damage incidents appeared in the 31 day span.
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Methodology: incident counts reflect verified fire and water damage incidents surfaced to FirstLeads subscribers in the Dallas-Fort Worth throughout August 2026, aggregated from FirstLeads' real-time incident monitoring network and frozen as a monthly snapshot at publish time. Damage severity is estimated from emergency response signals at the time of the incident.
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