Cato 2 Fire
The Cato 2 Fire was reported on August 15, 2026 in Chaves County, New Mexico and burned 2,080 acres. It was declared out on August 18, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,080 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 15, 2026
- Personnel
- 6
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 33.508, -103.945.
The incident
- Size
- 2,080 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 15, 2026 at 5:18 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 17, 2026 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- August 18, 2026 at 12:57 PM MDT
- Declared out
- August 18, 2026 at 12:57 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 40 Miles NE from Roswell, NM
- County
- Chaves County
- State
- New Mexico
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 6
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $20,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-NMROD-000632
- IRWIN identifier
- E345F2A9-98F3-4472-9697-B921AE58EFF0
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Midway, 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 23, 2026 at 3:42 PM MDT. Identifier 2026-NMROD-000632.