New Mexico
New Mexico Wildfire Map — Live Fires & Containment
The federal wildfire feed currently lists 28 wildfires in New Mexico (21 active, 7 contained), covering about 64,789 acres. The largest is the Line Fire at 30,144 acres, 100% contained, in Quay County.
Active wildfires in New Mexico right now, the share of New Mexico homes in the wildland-urban interface, and where to find official information. In a typical year, wildfire activity in New Mexico builds through the spring and peaks in late spring and early summer, then eases once the summer monsoon arrives in July. The list and counts come from the federal wildfire feed; the WUI figures come from the SILVIS Lab at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The active-fire data refreshes every 15 minutes.
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64,789 ac
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Live New Mexico wildfire map
Fire markers show active wildfires reported across New Mexico, refreshed every 15 minutes.
Every New Mexico wildfire right now
| Fire | Acres | Contained | County | Status | Discovered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Line | 30,144 acres | 100% | Quay | Contained | May 15, 2026 |
| Frijoles | 15,451 acres | 59% | Santa Fe | Active | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Mimms | 7,093 acres | 100% | Quay | Contained | May 14, 2026 |
| Sparks | 6,000 acres | 100% | Quay | Contained | Apr 28, 2026 |
| Rabbit Ear East | 1,700 acres | 100% | Union | Contained | Aug 23, 2026 |
| 4V | 1,000 acres | 100% | San Miguel | Contained | Aug 29, 2026 |
| LAUGHLIN | 786 acres | 100% | Colfax | Contained | Aug 23, 2026 |
| Rocky Hills | 480 acres | — | Guadalupe | Active | Aug 3, 2026 |
| Arroyo Chorro | 391 acres | — | Mora | Active | Sep 1, 2026 |
| WHISKEY | 380 acres | 0% | Torrance | Active | Aug 21, 2026 |
| Northcutt | 300 acres | 100% | Curry | Contained | Mar 30, 2026 |
| SUNSET | 145 acres | 80% | Lincoln | Active | Aug 19, 2026 |
| Mesa Rica | 144 acres | — | San Miguel | Active | Aug 24, 2026 |
| Broadview | 127 acres | — | Curry | Active | Apr 24, 2026 |
| 4V North | 120 acres | — | San Miguel | Active | Aug 29, 2026 |
| Mogote Ridge | 112 acres | 70% | Rio Arriba | Active | Aug 26, 2026 |
| Round Table | 100 acres | — | Quay | Active | May 23, 2026 |
| Hughes Canyon | 94 acres | — | Guadalupe | Active | Jul 24, 2026 |
| L.O.E. | 64 acres | — | San Miguel | Active | Aug 28, 2026 |
| DUNKEN | 45 acres | — | Chaves | Active | Apr 21, 2026 |
| Stout | 30 acres | — | Curry | Active | Apr 26, 2026 |
| Montosa | 30 acres | — | San Miguel | Active | Aug 24, 2026 |
| El Gato | 20 acres | — | Guadalupe | Active | Aug 28, 2026 |
| Mesa Redonda | 17 acres | — | Curry | Active | May 15, 2026 |
| Pot Sticker | 11 acres | — | San Miguel | Active | Aug 19, 2026 |
| AMS | 5.0 acres | — | San Miguel | Active | Sep 2, 2026 |
| BANDERA PEAK | 0.3 acres | — | Cibola | Active | Aug 22, 2026 |
| ROUTE 26 | 0.2 acres | — | McKinley | Active | Aug 27, 2026 |
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New Mexico wildfire questions, answered live
Where are the fires in New Mexico right now?
As of Sep 2, 2026, 21:45 UTC, there are 28 wildfires listed in New Mexico. The largest are Line Fire (Quay County), 30,144 acres, Frijoles Fire (Santa Fe County), 15,451 acres, and Mimms Fire (Quay County), 7,093 acres. The live map above shows each one at its reported point of origin, and the table lists them all with acreage, containment, and county.
Are there any wildfires in New Mexico today?
Yes. 21 are listed as active and 7 as contained, 28 in total, covering about 64,789 acres.
What is the biggest fire in New Mexico right now?
The Line Fire in Quay County, at 30,144 acres, 100% contained.
How current is this New Mexico wildfire map?
The data comes from the National Interagency Fire Center's WFIGS incident feed and is refreshed every 15 minutes. It was last updated Sep 2, 2026, 21:45 UTC. Containment percentages and acreage are what incident teams report; they can lag the situation on the ground by hours.
Where do I find evacuation orders for New Mexico?
Evacuation orders come from county sheriffs and local emergency management, not from this site. Use the official New Mexico sources listed on this page and your county’s alert system. FireRiskHere is for awareness only.
Homes in the wildland-urban interface
About 68% of New Mexico’s homes sit inside the wildland-urban interface — roughly 640,000 of 941,000 statewide, according to the SILVIS Lab’s 2020 dataset. The share varies sharply by county: from about 41% in Albuquerque’s Bernalillo County to about 96% in Santa Fe County.
The five New Mexico counties with the most homes in the wildland-urban interface:
- Bernalillo County
- Santa Fe County
- Doña Ana County
- Sandoval County
- San Juan County
Being in the interface is a description of geography, not a forecast of fire — it captures how close a building sits to vegetation that can burn. These classifications change slowly; the figures here come from the SILVIS Lab’s most recent revision of the 1990–2020 dataset, released February 2025.
Official New Mexico sources
- New Mexico Forestry Division — emnrd.nm.gov/sfd
- New Mexico Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management — dhsem.nm.gov