Wildfires in Union County

New Mexico

Fire-weather risk today

Very low

tomorrow: Very low · rising ↑

Fires in 2026

11 total since 2026

Area burned 2026

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from official WFIGS perimeters

Air quality now

Fair

EAQI 23· PM2.5 0.3 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

64/87 MM414 · Wildfire 22/10/2026· 0 h › EMERY · Wildfire 09/10/2026· 74 h › HWY 402 MM 53 · Wildfire 09/10/2026· 285 h › Murtle · Wildfire 07/09/2026· 243 h › Parish · Wildfire 06/09/2026· 571 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.