Wildfires in Union County

New Mexico

Fire-weather risk today

Very high

tomorrow: Very high · steady

Fires in 2026

8 total since 2026

Area burned 2026

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from official WFIGS perimeters

Air quality now

Good

EAQI 19· PM2.5 2.6 µg/m³ · includes wildfire smoke

Fire-weather and air-quality figures are modelled at state level (cell-36:-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

Murtle · Wildfire 07/09/2026· 243 h › Parish · Wildfire 06/09/2026· 199 h › Rabbit Ear East · Wildfire · Natural 23/08/2026· 451 h › K18 · Wildfire 10/08/2026· 2 h › K14 · Wildfire 04/08/2026· 2 h › Zurrick · Wildfire 29/07/2026· 88 h › Wagner Road · Wildfire 27/07/2026· 222 h › Trabejo Creek · Wildfire 08/07/2026· 140 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.