Amp Fire

No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 33.446, -104.455.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Roswell

Size

1 acres

Containment

Not reported

Discovered

April 16, 2026 at 1:00 PM MDT

Cause

Human

County

Chaves County

State

New Mexico

Protecting agency

SF

Land ownership at origin

Private

Incident type

Wildfire

Unique fire identifier

2026-NMN5S-000223

IRWIN identifier

229DDC6D-0A91-4806-8425-B68F238AA815

• Wind up to 15 mph from the southeast
• Relative humidity as low as 45%
• High of 84°F

National Weather Service hourly forecast for the fire’s point of origin, next 24 hours.

Full forecast for Roswell, NM

Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches covering the fire's point of origin.

No Red Flag Warning or Fire Weather Watch is in force at the fire.

NOAA’s Hazard Mapping System analysts have not drawn smoke over the fire’s origin today.

NOAA’s smoke model forecasts near-surface smoke at the origin peaking at 0.6 µg/m³ around Wed, 10:00 AM MDT over the next 48 hours.

Smoke and fire layers on the radar

• Roswell, NM5 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
• Dexter, NM18 miles south of the fire’s origin
• Hagerman, NM24 miles south of the fire’s origin
• Artesia, NM42 miles south of the fire’s origin
• Atoka, NM47 miles south of the fire’s origin
• Capitan, NM65 miles west of the fire’s origin