Bent Willow Fire
The Bent Willow Fire was reported on April 4, 2023 in Potter County, Texas and burned 8,118 acres. It was fully contained on April 8, 2023.
- Size
- 8,118 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 4, 2023
- Personnel
- 6
Map
Perimeter mapped April 4, 2023 at 9:39 PM CDT, 8,118 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 35.370, -101.983.
The incident
- Size
- 8,118 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 4, 2023 at 4:39 PM CDT
- Contained
- April 8, 2023 at 5:30 PM CDT
- Controlled
- April 11, 2023 at 5:20 PM CDT
- Cause
- Undetermined, Undetermined (remarks required)
- Location
- about 7.5 miles NW of Amarillo, TX
- County
- Potter County
- State
- Texas
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- State
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 6
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-TXTXS-231329
- IRWIN identifier
- FE245D06-FA18-41F0-9D56-7A73B1591890
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Bushland, TX covers the area today.
Nearby
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated April 25, 2023 at 12:00 PM CDT. Identifier 2023-TXTXS-231329.