Wildfires in Lea County

New Mexico

Fire-weather risk today

Moderate

tomorrow: Moderate · steady

Fires in 2026

11 total since 2026

Area burned 2026

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from official WFIGS perimeters

Air quality now

Fair

EAQI 33· PM2.5 0.6 µg/m³ · includes wildfire smoke

Fire-weather and air-quality figures are modelled at state level (cell-32:-104) — not per county. Fire counts, perimeters and areas below are per county, from official records.

Fires by year

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

Fire history

SMITH · Wildfire 19/09/2026· 4 h › ETCH BRANCH · Wildfire 08/09/2026· 27 h › FAIRVIEW · Wildfire 06/09/2026· 3 h › ORLA · Wildfire · Human 04/09/2026· 0 h › COTTON DRAW · Wildfire 04/09/2026· 3 h › 4TH AGAVE · Wildfire 04/09/2026· 144 h › NAVAJO · Wildfire 03/09/2026· 171 h › SHAFT · Wildfire 02/09/2026· 1 h › 176 SIMS · Wildfire · Natural 22/08/2026· 0 h › SATURDAY 82 SECOND · Wildfire 18/08/2026· 0 h › LITTLE QUERECHO · Wildfire 14/08/2026· 0 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.