Blue Diamond Fire
The Blue Diamond Fire was reported on May 17, 2026 in Oldham County, Texas and burned 741 acres. It was fully contained on May 18, 2026.
- Size
- 741 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 17, 2026
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeter mapped May 17, 2026 at 10:12 PM CDT, 741 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 35.502, -102.225.
The incident
- Size
- 741 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 17, 2026 at 3:57 PM CDT
- Contained
- May 18, 2026 at 11:33 PM CDT
- Controlled
- May 22, 2026 at 7:04 PM CDT
- Cause
- Undetermined, Undetermined (remarks required), Origin and/or cause not identified
- Location
- 30 Miles NW from Amarillo, TX
- County
- Oldham County
- State
- Texas
- Nearest city reported
- Amarillo
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-TXTXS-264172
- IRWIN identifier
- E59F6F78-F9CB-4A68-B73F-B8F76DDDDC97
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Channing, 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 May 26, 2026 at 2:02 PM CDT. Identifier 2026-TXTXS-264172.