2026 Motley County, Texas Wildfires

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2 Active Fires
1,220 Acres Burning About the size of Lincoln Park
6 2026 Season Fires ▲ +5 (+500%) vs same period last year
4,049 2026 Season Acres ▲ +3,622 (+848%) vs same period last year

Newest wildfires in Motley County

Aug 22 Started 1,834 acres 2.2x the size of Central Park Rustler Fire
Aug 21 Started 81 acres 62 football fields Moore Canyon Fire
May 15 Started 1,991 acres 1.6x the size of Lincoln Park Comanche Fire
May 14 Started 1,388 acres Slightly larger than Lincoln Park Crooked Cook Fire
Mar 21 Started 92 acres 71 football fields Alamosa Fire
Mar 6 Started 406 acres 312 football fields Ballard Creek Fire

Largest wildfires in Motley County this season

1,991 Acres 1.6x the size of Lincoln Park Comanche Fire Childress
1,834 Acres 2.2x the size of Central Park Rustler Fire Matador
1,388 Acres Slightly larger than Lincoln Park Crooked Cook Fire Matador
406 Acres 312 football fields Ballard Creek Fire Matador
92 Acres 71 football fields Alamosa Fire Matador
81 Acres 62 football fields Moore Canyon Fire Matador

All 2026 Motley County Fires · 6 fires

A fire is listed here when it is located in Motley County. Each complex is counted once, through its parent: the parent carries the complex's acres, and its member fires are listed beneath it without being counted again. A fire that crossed a county line is listed with the acres that burned in Motley County, not its whole reported size. A fire located elsewhere that burned into Motley County is listed too, at its Motley County acres, and is not added to the Motley County fire counts. County lines come from a different boundary dataset than state lines, so Motley County's acres are counted along county lines and can differ a little at the edges from the figures on the state page.

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Fire Start date Containment Status Acres Center Ignition point
Comanche Fire May 15, 2026 100% Inactive 943 of 1,991 34.3107, -100.5294 34.2990, -100.5248
Rustler Fire Aug 22, 2026 100% Active 1,139 of 1,834 33.8374, -100.9895 33.8381, -100.9927
Crooked Cook Fire May 14, 2026 100% Inactive 1,388 34.0851, -100.7211 34.0118, -100.8351
Ballard Creek Fire Mar 6, 2026 100% Inactive 406 34.0480, -100.7940 —
Alamosa Fire Mar 21, 2026 95% Inactive 92 34.2555, -100.8978 34.2556, -100.9088
Moore Canyon Fire Aug 21, 2026 90% Active 81 34.1093, -101.0160 34.1180, -101.0230
Totals 2026 Season Fires 6 Active Fires 2 Acres Burning 1,220 2026 Season Acres 4,049

Search Fires

🔥 Rustler Fire Active 2026
Started: Aug 22 1,834 acre 100% contained
Near Matador · Motley County, Texas
🔥 Moore Canyon Fire Active 2026
Started: Aug 21 81 acre 90% contained
Near Matador · Motley County, Texas
🔥 Comanche Fire 2026
Started: May 15 1,991 acre 100% contained
Near Childress · Motley County, Texas
🔥 Crooked Cook Fire 2026
Started: May 14 1,388 acre 100% contained
Near Matador · Motley County, Texas
🔥 Alamosa Fire 2026
Started: Mar 21 92 acre 95% contained
Near Matador · Motley County, Texas
🔥 Ballard Creek Fire 2026
Started: Mar 6 406 acre 100% contained
Near Matador · Motley County, Texas