Burn severity · Polk County 2026
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| Acres by severity and land cover | Forest | Range (shrubland) | Grassland | Other | Unclassified | Acres in Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unburned to very low | 188 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 193 |
| Low | 10 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| Moderate low | 8 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| Moderate high | 15 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 38 |
| High | 197 | 1 | 45 | 6 | 0 | 250 |
| Assessed acres in Polk County | 418 | 2 | 79 | 14 | 0 | 512 |
Severity by fire
| Fire | Reported acres | Acres in Polk County | Unburned to very low | Low | Moderate low | Moderate high | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mainline Fire | 554 | 512 (of 513) | 193 | 16 | 15 | 38 | 250 |
Reconciliation
| Line | Fires | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| Counted fires | 1 | 554 |
| Offered to assessment | 1 | 554 |
| Complex roll-up residue | — | 0 |
| Fires with severity acres | 1 | 554 |
| Awaiting a perimeter | 0 | 0 |
| Awaiting assessment | 0 | 0 |
| Awaiting clear imagery | 0 | 0 |
| Assessment errors | 0 | 0 |
| Smaller than one cell | 0 | 0 |
| Every cell outside Polk County | 0 | 0 |
| Assessed acres in Polk County | 1 | 512 |
| Assessed acres outside Polk County | — | 1 |
| Whole perimeter acres | — | 513 |
| Burned in from another county | 0 | 0 |
Generated 2026-09-17 11:09 UTC. Severity appears for wildfires in the lower 48 states and the District of Columbia that have a mapped perimeter. Each fire is assessed again every few days while its post-fire imagery can still improve.
Sentinel-2 dNBR assessed through 2026-09-17 11:09 UTC. LANDFIRE LF2024_EVT for TX. 30 m cells.