Crow Creek Fire
The Crow Creek Fire was reported on April 29, 2026 in Colfax County, New Mexico and burned 1,200 acres. It was declared out on May 8, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,200 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 29, 2026
- Personnel
- 8
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 36.645, -104.580.
The incident
- Size
- 1,200 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 29, 2026 at 1:45 PM MDT
- Contained
- April 29, 2026 at 9:38 PM MDT
- Controlled
- April 30, 2026 at 1:30 PM MDT
- Declared out
- May 8, 2026 at 2:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 18 Miles SW from Raton, NM
- County
- Colfax County
- State
- New Mexico
- Nearest city reported
- between Maxwell, Raton, and Colfax
- Protecting agency
- SF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 8
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $165,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-NMN2S-000185
- IRWIN identifier
- 35F3E84D-944F-40D9-AD29-93119C8D76E8
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Raton, 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 May 11, 2026 at 10:39 AM MDT. Identifier 2026-NMN2S-000185.