Brantley 2 Fire
The Brantley 2 Fire was reported on May 30, 2026 in Eddy County, New Mexico and burned 712 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 712 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 30, 2026
- Personnel
- 40
Map
Perimeter mapped August 17, 2026 at 6:21 AM MDT (mixed methods). Point of origin 32.612, -104.356.
The incident
- Size
- 712 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 30, 2026 at 9:27 AM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 10 Miles N from Carlsbad, NM
- County
- Eddy County
- State
- New Mexico
- Nearest city reported
- Carlsbad
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 40
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $800,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-NMCAD-000409
- IRWIN identifier
- D11F3073-CD5D-4C79-BD04-94B39D094049
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Atoka, 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 June 25, 2026 at 11:54 AM MDT. Identifier 2026-NMCAD-000409.