Damage Report · Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas · September 2026

Dallas Fire & Water Damage Report: September 2026

Dallas Fort Worth (Dallas, Tarrant, Collin, Denton, Ellis counties) recorded 706 damage incidents in September. Crews averaged 24 incidents per day over 30 days. September 20 saw 48 incidents. August totaled 869 incidents, down 19%.

At a glance

  • 706Damage incidents tracked in September 2026
  • ~24/dayAverage daily incident volume
  • 386Structure fires
  • 48Incidents on September 20, the month's peak day

Incidents by type

Structure firesStructure fires: 386386Residential firesResidential fires: 280280Commercial firesCommercial fires: 3838Flood & water damageFlood & water damage: 22
Verified incidents by type, Dallas-Fort Worth, September 2026.

Estimated damage severity

Low damage: 224 incidents (32%)32%Medium damage: 343 incidents (49%)49%High damage: 139 incidents (20%)20%
Low · 224 incidentsMedium · 343 incidentsHigh · 139 incidents
Estimated damage severity split, Dallas-Fort Worth, September 2026.

Busiest cities

DallasDallas: 165165Fort WorthFort Worth: 7878ArlingtonArlington: 5151IrvingIrving: 2323FriscoFrisco: 2323PlanoPlano: 2020
Incidents by city, top 6, September 2026.

Peak day: September 20 (48 incidents). Counties covered: Dallas, Tarrant, Collin, Denton, Ellis.

What stood out

  • On September 20 Dallas Fort Worth saw 48 incidents, 2.0 times the daily average, making it the single busiest day for crews across the area.
  • Dallas reported 165 incidents, 23% of the area total, concentrating workload for central city crews and affecting mutual aid patterns.
  • Arlington logged 51 incidents while Fort Worth, Arlington, and Irving combined for 152 incidents across the area, reflecting suburban and core city demand.

Need this data for your area?

These numbers come straight from FirstLeads' live incident monitoring: the same alerts subscribers received in real time throughout September 2026. If you work Dallas-Fort Worth, or anywhere else, we'll show you your territory's live feed on a free demo.

Methodology: incident counts reflect verified fire and water damage incidents surfaced to FirstLeads subscribers in the Dallas-Fort Worth throughout September 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.

This report is a snapshot. For what's happening in the Dallas-Fort Worth right now, see the live Dallas-Fort Worth damage leads page. Need snapshots older than the archive? Contact us.

See all area damage reports or explore solutions for your industry.