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Fires Near Lubbock, TXUnited States flag

Live wildfire tracking around Lubbock: every active fire within 300 miles with distance, size, containment, wind, smoke, and air quality, from official US sources.

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Air quality · Good

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Live risk assessment for Lubbock, TX

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No significant wildfire threat near this location right now.

There are currently 21 active fires within 300 miles of Lubbock, TX. None are inside Lubbock city limits. The most significant is the Slash fire, 172 miles away at 158 acres. The National Weather Service has 4 active alerts covering the surrounding area. Air quality at this location is good (AQI 32).

  • No active fires within 50 miles, no fire weather alerts, and clean air right now.

House pin: Lubbock, TX. Bold outline: Lubbock city limits. Dashed rings show distance from the city center. Wind arrows appear on significant fires as you zoom in.

Fires by distance

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3,783 acres
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11K acres
4 active weather alerts
Heat Advisoryuntil Aug 12, 1:00 AM

Heat Advisory issued August 11 at 12:23PM CDT until August 11 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Fort Worth TX

Van Zandt; Rains; Henderson

Read full alert at weather.gov
Heat Advisoryuntil Aug 12, 1:00 AM

Heat Advisory issued August 11 at 12:23PM CDT until August 11 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Fort Worth TX

Montague; Cooke; Grayson; Fannin; Lamar; Jack; Wise; Denton; Collin; Hunt; Delta; Hopkins; Palo Pinto; Parker; Tarrant; Dallas; Rockwall; Kaufman; Johnson; Elli…

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Heat Advisoryuntil Aug 12, 6:45 AM

Heat Advisory issued August 11 at 11:35AM CDT until August 14 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Norman OK

Harper; Woods; Alfalfa; Grant; Kay; Ellis; Woodward; Major; Garfield; Noble; Roger Mills; Dewey; Custer; Blaine; Kingfisher; Logan; Payne; Beckham; Washita; Cad…

Read full alert at weather.gov
Heat Advisoryuntil Aug 12, 1:00 AM

Heat Advisory issued August 11 at 5:05AM CDT until August 11 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Amarillo TX

Texas; Beaver; Hansford; Ochiltree; Lipscomb; Hutchinson; Roberts; Hemphill; Wheeler; Collingsworth; Palo Duro Canyon

Read full alert at weather.gov

Source: National Weather Service. Alerts open the official NWS record.

This season vs the last decade

242% of an average year
Burned so far in 2026247 acres
10-year average (2016–2025, full year)102 acres

So far in 2026, 247 acres have burned within 25 miles of Lubbock, 242% of the 102 acres burned in an average full year from 2016 to 2025.

Active fires near Lubbock, TX

Every active fire within 300 miles, closest first.

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Historic fires near Lubbock

The largest wildfires on record within 100 miles.

Cooper Mountain Ranch
2011
162,625 acres · 73 mi away
Swenson
2011
122,500 acres · 91 mi away
Dickens County Complex
2011
89,200 acres · 64 mi away

Explore the full record in the history near me search.

Emergency resources for Texas

Official channels for evacuation orders, shelters, and emergency alerts. In an immediate emergency, call 911.

Texas A&M Forest ServiceEvacuationsState agency for wildfire response and current incident info.tfsweb.tamu.eduTexas Division of Emergency ManagementAlertsState emergency alerts and disaster resources.tdem.texas.govRed Cross open shelter mapSheltersLive map of currently open emergency shelters nationwide.redcross.orgInciWeb incident informationEvacuationsOfficial updates, closures, and evacuation notices for federal wildfires.inciweb.wildfire.govDisasterAssistance.govFire infoFEMA assistance programs if you are affected by a declared disaster.disasterassistance.govState emergency management directoryAlertsUSA.gov directory of every state emergency management agency.usa.gov

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