Windmill Fire
The Windmill Fire was reported on March 14, 2025 in Roberts County, Texas and burned 23,287 acres. It was fully contained on March 20, 2025. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 23,287 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 14, 2025
- Personnel
- 1
Radar
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Map
Perimeter mapped March 14, 2025 at 3:05 PM CDT, 23,287 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 36.045, -100.845.
The incident
- Size
- 23,287 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 14, 2025 at 10:48 AM CDT
- Contained
- March 20, 2025 at 9:56 AM CDT
- Cause
- Human, Power generation/transmission/distribution, Oil/gas production/transportation
- Location
- About 22 miles south of Perryton, Tx.
- County
- Roberts County
- State
- Texas
- Nearest city reported
- Perryton
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-TXTXS-251183
- IRWIN identifier
- A7BE56AE-3D78-4BBD-8063-188FE0F96E5A
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from March 14, 2025 (19,998 acres) to March 18, 2025 (23,287 acres). The largest one-day growth was 2,501 acres, mapped March 15, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| March 14, 2025 | 19,998 | |
| March 15, 2025 | 22,499 | +2,501 |
| March 16, 2025 | 23,147 | +648 |
| March 18, 2025 | 23,287 | +140 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Spearman, TX covers the area today.
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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 9, 2025 at 8:15 AM CDT. Identifier 2025-TXTXS-251183.