2026 New Mexico Wildfires

8 Active Fires

25,849 Acres Burning About the size of Galveston Island

29 2026 Season Fires ▲ +3 (+12%) vs same period last year

84,824 2026 Season Acres ▼ -97,080 (-53%) vs same period last year

Newest wildfires in New Mexico

Aug 26 Started 112 acres 86 football fields Mogote Ridge Fire

Aug 24 Started 21 acres 16 football fields Blanco Fire

Aug 24 Started 7 acres 5 football fields Cerro Fire

Aug 21 Started 250 acres 192 football fields Whiskey Fire

Aug 19 Started 145 acres 112 football fields Sunset Fire

Largest wildfires in New Mexico this season

31,860 Acres About the size of San Francisco 6.1x the size of JFK Airport Seven Cabins Fire Capitan

15,367 Acres About the size of Manhattan 3.0x the size of JFK Airport Frijoles Fire Nambe

9,861 Acres 1.9x the size of JFK Airport 8.2x the size of Lincoln Park Sacaton Fire Reserve

7,769 Acres 9.2x the size of Central Park 53% the size of Manhattan Bear Fire Reserve

All 2026 New Mexico Fires · 29 fires

A fire is listed here when it is located in New Mexico. Each complex is counted once, through its parent: the parent carries the complex's acres, and its member fires are listed beneath it without being counted again. A fire that crossed the border is listed with the acres that burned in New Mexico, not its whole reported size. A fire located elsewhere that burned into New Mexico is listed too, at its New Mexico acres, and is not added to the New Mexico fire counts.

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Fire	County	Start date	Containment	Status	Acres	Center	Ignition point
Seven Cabins Fire	Lincoln	May 14, 2026	100%	Inactive	31,860	33.6192, -105.3478	33.6515, -105.2009
Frijoles Fire	Santa Fe	Aug 6, 2026	59%	Active	15,367	35.9235, -105.8213	35.9098, -105.8574
Sacaton Fire	Catron	Jun 21, 2026	100%	Active	9,861	33.3160, -108.6315	33.2690, -108.6756
Bear Fire	Catron	Jun 9, 2026	100%	Inactive	7,769	34.0326, -108.2709	34.0590, -108.2030
Sparks Fire	Quay	Apr 28, 2026	100%	Inactive	6,000	34.8577, -103.9970	34.8462, -104.0560
Hummingbird Fire	Catron	Apr 20, 2026	100%	Inactive	5,716	33.3784, -108.5865	33.3549, -108.6587
Beehive Fire	Rio Arriba	Jun 27, 2026	100%	Inactive	4,728	36.7503, -106.1199	36.7373, -106.1649
McCauley Springs Fire	Sandoval	Jun 24, 2026	93%	Inactive	712	35.8932, -106.5685	35.8351, -106.6397
Johnson Fire	Catron	Jul 26, 2026	100%	Inactive	401	33.2471, -108.4662	33.2389, -108.4889
Six Mile Fire - Magdalena Ranger District - Cibola National Forest & Grasslands	Socorro	May 10, 2026	100%	Inactive	341	33.9610, -107.1390	—
Six Mile Fire	Socorro	May 8, 2026	100%	Inactive	341	33.9607, -107.1439	33.9794, -107.0988
Sago Fire	Otero	Mar 26, 2026	100%	Inactive	282	33.1353, -105.4962	33.1733, -105.4640
Whiskey Fire	Torrance	Aug 21, 2026	0%	Active	250	34.6818, -106.4309	34.6836, -106.4274
Tusas Fire	San Miguel	Apr 22, 2026	100%	Inactive	233	35.7812, -105.3053	35.7762, -105.3133
Rio Fire	Rio Arriba	Jun 17, 2026	75%	Inactive	167	36.0394, -106.3472	35.9350, -106.6276
Sunset Fire	Lincoln	Aug 19, 2026	62%	Active	145	33.5708, -105.2317	32.0648, -103.9377
El Rito Creek Fire	Guadalupe	Mar 9, 2026	—	Inactive	140	34.9330, -104.6740	—
Deer Canyon Fire	Torrance	Jun 20, 2026	50%	Inactive	117	34.4549, -106.2432	34.4260, -106.2816
Mogote Ridge Fire	Rio Arriba	Aug 26, 2026	20%	Active	112	36.4895, -106.3053	36.4870, -106.3147
Diamante Fire	Rio Arriba	Aug 11, 2026	90%	Active	86	36.9752, -106.8161	37.0104, -106.8716
Pine River Fire	San Juan	Jun 16, 2026	—	Inactive	55	36.9027, -107.5978	36.7506, -107.7244
Dunken Fire	Chaves	Apr 21, 2026	—	Inactive	45	32.7830, -105.2350	—
Coco Fire	Rio Arriba	Aug 6, 2026	—	Inactive	25	36.8416, -106.0136	36.9154, -106.1101
Blanco Fire	Torrance	Aug 24, 2026	—	Active	21	34.7856, -106.3903	34.7874, -106.3887
Nacimiento Wildfire	Sandoval	Mar 22, 2026	100%	Inactive	18	35.9820, -106.8960	—
Sand Springs Fire	Torrance	Jul 31, 2026	—	Inactive	15	34.6753, -106.4357	34.5520, -106.5908
Cerro Fire	Torrance	Aug 24, 2026	—	Active	7	34.7910, -106.3920	34.7894, -106.3901
Lodin Fire	Rio Arriba	Aug 6, 2026	60%	Inactive	6	36.0160, -106.6770	—
Rivera Canyon Fire	Cibola	Jun 27, 2026	—	Inactive	4	35.0781, -108.1638	35.0672, -108.1484
Totals		2026 Season Fires 29	Active Fires 8	Acres Burning 25,849	2026 Season Acres 84,824