2026 Potter County, Texas Wildfires

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0 Active Fires
0 Acres Burning
8 2026 Season Fires ▲ +8 vs same period last year
23,927 2026 Season Acres ▲ +23,927 vs same period last year

Newest wildfires in Potter County

Aug 8 Started 4 acres 3 football fields Bad Land Fire
May 17 Started 2,335 acres 1.9x the size of Lincoln Park Stinky Fire
May 14 Started 5,277 acres About the size of JFK Airport 6.3x the size of Central Park Shifty Fire
Apr 27 Started 71 acres 55 football fields Smartside
Apr 7 Started 9 acres 7 football fields Ma Skull Fire
Apr 7 Started 1,272 acres About the size of Lincoln Park Meadow View Fire

Largest wildfires in Potter County this season

5,277 Acres About the size of JFK Airport 6.3x the size of Central Park Shifty Fire Amarillo
2,335 Acres 1.9x the size of Lincoln Park Stinky Fire Bushland
1,272 Acres About the size of Lincoln Park Meadow View Fire Amarillo
71 Acres 55 football fields Smartside Amarillo
60 Acres 46 football fields Wildhorse Fire Amarillo
9 Acres 7 football fields Ma Skull Fire Fritch

All 2026 Potter County Fires · 8 fires

A fire is listed here when it is located in Potter 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 Potter County, not its whole reported size. A fire located elsewhere that burned into Potter County is listed too, at its Potter County acres, and is not added to the Potter County fire counts. County lines come from a different boundary dataset than state lines, so Potter 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
Shifty Fire May 14, 2026 100% Inactive 5,277 35.5480, -102.0083 35.5984, -101.9494
Stinky Fire May 17, 2026 100% Inactive 2,335 35.2474, -101.9918 35.2250, -102.0169
Meadow View Fire Apr 7, 2026 100% Inactive 1,272 35.4830, -101.8292 35.5236, -101.7545
Smartside Apr 27, 2026 50% Inactive 71 35.2440, -101.8270 —
Wildhorse Fire Feb 9, 2026 100% Inactive 60 35.2160, -101.8490 —
Ma Skull Fire Apr 7, 2026 — Inactive 9 35.5988, -101.6420 35.6404, -101.6025
Old Mill Fire Mar 17, 2026 100% Inactive 8 35.2398, -101.9930 35.2441, -101.9964
Bad Land Fire Aug 8, 2026 100% Inactive 4 35.3753, -102.1509 35.3745, -102.0975
Also burned into Potter County
Lavender Fire from Oldham County Feb 17, 2026 100% Inactive 14,891 of 18,423 35.4495, -102.0576 35.4218, -102.2734
Totals 2026 Season Fires 8 Active Fires 0 Acres Burning 0 2026 Season Acres 23,927

Search Fires

🔥 Bad Land Fire 2026
Started: Aug 8 4 acre 100% contained
Near Bushland · Potter County, Texas
🔥 Stinky Fire 2026
Started: May 17 2,335 acre 100% contained
Near Bushland · Potter County, Texas
🔥 Shifty Fire 2026
Started: May 14 5,277 acre 100% contained
Near Amarillo · Potter County, Texas
🔥 Smartside 2026
Started: Apr 27 71 acre 50% contained
Near Amarillo · Potter County, Texas
🔥 Ma Skull Fire 2026
Started: Apr 7 9 acre
Near Fritch · Potter County, Texas
🔥 Meadow View Fire 2026
Started: Apr 7 1,272 acre 100% contained
Near Amarillo · Potter County, Texas
🔥 Old Mill Fire 2026
Started: Mar 17 8 acre 100% contained
Near Bushland · Potter County, Texas
🔥 Wildhorse Fire 2026
Started: Feb 9 60 acre 100% contained
Near Amarillo · Potter County, Texas