Black Burn Fire
The Black Burn Fire was reported on September 6, 2026 in Quay County, New Mexico and burned 275 acres. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 275 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- September 6, 2026
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 34.706, -104.033.
The incident
- Size
- 275 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- September 6, 2026 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Quay County
- State
- New Mexico
- Protecting agency
- SF
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-NMN4S-000574
- IRWIN identifier
- A91FF7C7-C9ED-4AA2-A5FD-D735F2AF7764
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Fort Sumner, NM covers the area today.
Nearby
- Fort Sumner, NM20 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Tucumcari, NM37 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Santa Rosa, NM40 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Cannon Air Force Base, NM46 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Clovis, NM52 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Portales, NM54 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
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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 7, 2026 at 1:43 AM MDT. Identifier 2026-NMN4S-000574.