Amarillo fires today: fire map, smoke & air quality
Active wildfires within 100 miles of Amarillo, the air quality and wind right now, fire-weather alerts — and how often fires burn near Amarillo.
Air quality and wind in Amarillo
Fire weather alerts for Amarillo
Wildfire history near Amarillo
Wildfires within 50 miles, by year
Fires of 10+ acres whose origin was within 50 miles of Amarillo. 2026 is still in progress.
When fires start near Amarillo
Peak months: February, March, April — 47% of fires in the last 10 years started in these three months.
0 days in the last 12 months had modeled daily PM2.5 above 35.4 µg/m³ — the level where air becomes unhealthy for sensitive groups. Smoke can come from fires hundreds of miles away, so smoke days and nearby fires don't always line up.
Fire history: NIFC WFIGS incident records 2016–2026. Smoke: Open-Meteo CAMS air-quality model, 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30. Updated 2026-10-01.
Major fires near Amarillo this year
Largest wildfires near Amarillo since 2015
| Fire | Acres | Year | County | From Amarillo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokehouse Creek | 1,054,153 | 2024 | Hutchinson, TX | 49 mi |
| Windy Deuce | 143,302 | 2024 | Moore, TX | 28 mi |
| Mallard | 75,530 | 2018 | Armstrong, TX | 41 mi |
| Hunggate | 34,131 | 2026 | Randall, TX | 21 mi |
| Dumas Complex | 28,800 | 2017 | Potter, TX | 7 mi |
| Little Highline | 25,609 | 2022 | Potter, TX | 12 mi |
Most recent fires near Amarillo
| Fire | Acres | Discovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humming | 75 | 2026-09-05 | 49 mi |
| Hypernight | 30 | 2026-09-05 | 31 mi |
| Old Deer | 676 | 2026-08-23 | 38 mi |
| Koogle | 13 | 2026-08-15 | 45 mi |
| Adkisson | 29 | 2026-08-13 | 23 mi |
Distances are straight-line from the city center to the fire's point of origin.
Fires and smoke near other cities
Questions
Is there a fire near Amarillo right now?
The live map at the top of this page shows every active wildfire within 100 miles of Amarillo from official incident reports, sorted by distance, with acres, containment and the last update time.
How often do wildfires burn near Amarillo?
From 2016 to 2025, 246 wildfires of 10 acres or more started within 50 miles of Amarillo — about 25 a year — burning 1,561,469 acres in total. 47% of them started in February, March and April.
What was the biggest fire near Amarillo?
The Smokehouse Creek Fire (2024), 1,054,153 acres, which started about 49 miles from Amarillo in Hutchinson County.
Is the air quality in Amarillo safe today?
The air-quality panel above shows the current US AQI for Amarillo and a 72-hour forecast. Above 100 (orange), sensitive groups should limit time outdoors; above 150 (red), everyone should. In the last 12 months Amarillo had 0 modeled smoke days.
Get fire alerts for Amarillo
Save Amarillo in Wildfire Tracker: distance to the nearest active fire, which side of it you're on relative to the wind, air quality — alerts only for fires that are actually active.