Cooper Fire
The Cooper Fire was reported on August 19, 2026 in Chaves County, New Mexico and burned 575 acres. It was fully contained on August 19, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 575 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 19, 2026
- Personnel
- 3
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 33.706, -103.726.
The incident
- Size
- 575 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 19, 2026 at 8:38 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 19, 2026 at 10:37 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 35 Miles NE from ROSWELL, NM
- County
- Chaves County
- State
- New Mexico
- Protecting agency
- SF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 3
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $28,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-NMN5S-000659
- IRWIN identifier
- 4550B5B4-90C5-4671-83C7-325EC7A2B1B9
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Tatum, NM covers the area today.
Nearby
- Tatum, NM39 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Portales, NM40 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Roswell, NM51 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Dexter, NM51 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Cannon Air Force Base, NM53 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Hagerman, NM54 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
New Mexico wildfires today Wildfires of 2026 All current fires
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 9, 2026 at 3:35 PM MDT. Identifier 2026-NMN5S-000659.