Colonias Fire
The Colonias Fire was reported on January 4, 2026 in Guadalupe County, New Mexico and burned 140 acres. It was declared out on January 31, 2026.
- Size
- 140 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- January 4, 2026
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 35.074, -104.764.
The incident
- Size
- 140 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- January 4, 2026 at 12:00 PM MST
- Contained
- January 20, 2026 at 8:30 AM MST
- Declared out
- January 31, 2026 at 5:00 PM MST
- Cause
- Undetermined
- County
- Guadalupe County
- State
- New Mexico
- Protecting agency
- SF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-NMN4S-000018
- IRWIN identifier
- 3929D9DF-CD55-4363-AD18-10C1595F00FC
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Santa Rosa, NM covers the area today.
Nearby
- Santa Rosa, NM10 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Las Vegas, NM44 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Tucumcari, NM59 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Pecos, NM62 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Moriarty, NM73 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Eldorado at Santa Fe, NM73 miles northwest 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 8, 2026 at 12:46 PM MDT. Identifier 2026-NMN4S-000018.