Elida Multiple Fire
The Elida Multiple Fire was reported on August 21, 2026 in Roosevelt County, New Mexico and burned 116 acres. It was declared out on August 21, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 116 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- August 21, 2026
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 33.929, -103.738.
The incident
- Size
- 116 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- August 21, 2026 at 4:30 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 21, 2026 at 9:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- August 21, 2026 at 9:30 PM MDT
- Declared out
- August 21, 2026 at 11:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Roosevelt County
- State
- New Mexico
- Protecting agency
- SF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-NMN5S-000682
- IRWIN identifier
- EF7E4803-9E40-4528-8EB9-79CDF65A74A0
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Portales, NM covers the area today.
Nearby
- Portales, NM29 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Cannon Air Force Base, NM40 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Clovis, NM45 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Texico, NM50 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Farwell, TX51 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Morton, TX58 miles east 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 August 27, 2026 at 3:31 PM MDT. Identifier 2026-NMN5S-000682.