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

Dallas Fire Damage Report: August 2026

Dallas Fort Worth (Dallas, Tarrant, Collin, Denton, Ellis counties) logged 214 damage incidents in August 2026 over 31 days, an average of 7 per day. All 214 incidents were structure fires. The busiest day was August 30 with 15 incidents. A total of 169 incidents carried medium or high damage estimates.

At a glance

  • 214Damage incidents tracked in August 2026
  • ~7/dayAverage daily incident volume
  • 214Structure fires
  • 15Incidents on August 30, the month's peak day

Incidents by type

Structure firesStructure fires: 214214
Verified incidents by type, Dallas-Fort Worth, August 2026.

Estimated damage severity

Low damage: 45 incidents (21%)21%Medium damage: 80 incidents (37%)37%High damage: 89 incidents (42%)42%
Low · 45 incidentsMedium · 80 incidentsHigh · 89 incidents
Estimated damage severity split, Dallas-Fort Worth, August 2026.

Busiest cities

DallasDallas: 5959Fort WorthFort Worth: 2626PlanoPlano: 1515ArlingtonArlington: 1414CarrolltonCarrollton: 1111FriscoFrisco: 1010
Incidents by city, top 6, August 2026.

Peak day: August 30 (15 incidents). Counties covered: Dallas, Tarrant, Collin, Denton, Ellis.

What stood out

  • Dallas recorded 59 incidents, the largest single-city volume for contractors seeking steady work across the metro.
  • Combined Fort Worth, Plano, and Arlington registered 55 incidents, forming a secondary corridor of opportunities outside Dallas.
  • Across Dallas Fort Worth, 169 incidents carried medium or high damage estimates, signaling where longer restorations and larger scopes will land.

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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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