Stinky Fire
The Stinky Fire was reported on May 17, 2026 in Potter County, Texas and burned 2,335 acres. It was fully contained on May 21, 2026.
- Size
- 2,335 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 17, 2026
- Personnel
- 2
Map
Perimeter mapped May 19, 2026 at 2:10 AM CDT, 2,335 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 35.225, -102.017.
The incident
- Size
- 2,335 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 17, 2026 at 4:24 PM CDT
- Contained
- May 21, 2026 at 6:15 PM CDT
- Controlled
- May 26, 2026 at 7:44 PM CDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 5 Miles NW from Amarillo, TX
- County
- Potter County
- State
- Texas
- Nearest city reported
- Amarillo
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 2
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-TXTXS-264173
- IRWIN identifier
- FCCCB1CD-F00F-484F-BEEB-43874CB5FD86
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 May 26, 2026 at 7:48 PM CDT. Identifier 2026-TXTXS-264173.