Cotton Draw Fire
The Cotton Draw Fire was reported on September 3, 2026 in Lea County, New Mexico and burned 106 acres. It was declared out on September 15, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 106 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- September 3, 2026
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 32.105, -103.618.
The incident
- Size
- 106 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- September 3, 2026 at 7:49 PM MDT
- Contained
- September 3, 2026 at 10:23 PM MDT
- Controlled
- September 15, 2026 at 2:30 PM MDT
- Declared out
- September 15, 2026 at 2:30 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Lea County
- State
- New Mexico
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Incident management
- Type 4 Incident
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-NMCAD-000708
- IRWIN identifier
- 58D20577-A55E-4838-9FA0-11A301D6036E
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Jal, 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 15, 2026 at 2:31 PM MDT. Identifier 2026-NMCAD-000708.