Wildfires in Otero County

New Mexico

Fire-weather risk today

Low

tomorrow: Low · steady

Fires in 2026

15 total since 2026

Area burned 2026

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from official WFIGS perimeters

Air quality now

Moderate

EAQI 41· PM2.5 2.5 µg/m³ · includes wildfire smoke

Fire-weather and air-quality figures are modelled at state level (cell-32:-106) — 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

OAK RIDGE · Wildfire · Human 07/10/2026· 22 h › CHIPPEWAY · Wildfire · Natural 10/09/2026· 1 h › WATER · Wildfire 07/09/2026· 2 h › SCOTT ABLE · Wildfire · Natural 31/08/2026· 26 h › LITTLE KENTUCKY · Wildfire · Human 31/08/2026· 2 h › APACHE · Wildfire · Human 26/08/2026· 1 h › LIGHTNING LAKE · Wildfire 22/08/2026· 2 h › CORRAL · Wildfire 17/08/2026· 2 h › HATCHET CANYON · Wildfire · Natural 17/08/2026· 65 h › SPILLER · Wildfire 11/08/2026· 68 h › SIVELLS · Wildfire 01/08/2026· 41 h › 133 · Wildfire 31/07/2026· 3 h › GAYTON RIDGE · Wildfire 30/07/2026· 17 h › TUTON · Wildfire 21/07/2026· 2 h › STUMP · Wildfire 14/03/2026· 3234 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.