Wildfires in Colfax County

New Mexico

Fire-weather risk today

High

tomorrow: Moderate · steady

Fires in 2026

27

27 total since 2026

Area burned 2026

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from official WFIGS perimeters

Air quality now

Fair

EAQI 28· PM2.5 0.7 µg/m³ · includes wildfire smoke

Fire-weather and air-quality figures are modelled at state level (cell-36:-105) — not per county. Fire counts, perimeters and areas below are per county, from official records.

Fires by year

2026

First season on record — year-over-year comparisons appear as we accumulate history.

Fire history

BN · Wildfire 26/08/2026· 15 h › GOLD CREEK · Wildfire · Natural 25/08/2026· 4 h › Reed · Wildfire · Natural 25/08/2026· 43 h › LAUGHLIN · Wildfire · Natural 23/08/2026· 387 h › Corrals · Wildfire · Natural 16/08/2026· 859 h › Rimrock · Wildfire · Natural 15/08/2026· 864 h › Urraca Creek · Wildfire · Natural 14/08/2026· 888 h › High Fence · Wildfire 14/08/2026· 25 h › Clouthier · Wildfire · Natural 14/08/2026· 5 h › Lion Rock · Wildfire 08/08/2026· 5 h › Lonesome · Wildfire · Natural 07/08/2026· 24 h › Biglow Canyon · Wildfire 05/08/2026· 63 h › MAVERICK CREEK · Wildfire 05/08/2026· 361 h › UPPER BENCH · Wildfire 05/08/2026· 23 h › Gonzales · Wildfire 03/08/2026· 429 h › Sawmill · Wildfire 31/07/2026· 73 h › Apple Tree Road · Wildfire 30/07/2026· 167 h › Drive Out · Wildfire 29/07/2026· 44 h › Spring Canyon · Wildfire 28/07/2026· 21 h › Piper · Wildfire 28/07/2026· 102 h ›

Incident records from NIFC/WFIGS (public domain). Fire-weather risk is our own estimate (Canadian FWI on Open-Meteo forecasts), not an official warning — for those see your National Weather Service office. In an emergency call 911.