American Mesa Fire
The American Mesa Fire was reported on September 18, 2026 in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico and burned 0.1 acres. It was declared out on September 21, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 0 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- September 18, 2026
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 36.830, -107.250.
The incident
- Size
- 0 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- September 18, 2026 at 12:37 PM MDT
- Contained
- September 18, 2026 at 4:12 PM MDT
- Controlled
- September 21, 2026 at 1:09 PM MDT
- Declared out
- September 21, 2026 at 1:09 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Rio Arriba County
- State
- New Mexico
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Incident management
- Type 5 Incident
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-NMCAF-000830
- IRWIN identifier
- 2E8FF8E7-04B0-41D8-8C45-8238C52585BA
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Navajo, NM covers the area today.
Nearby
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated September 21, 2026 at 1:11 PM MDT. Identifier 2026-NMCAF-000830.