Encino 2 Fire
The Encino 2 Fire was reported on April 14, 2026 in Torrance County, New Mexico and burned 566 acres. It was declared out on April 16, 2026.
- Size
- 566 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 14, 2026
- Personnel
- 5
Map
Perimeter mapped April 14, 2026 at 5:40 PM MDT, 566 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 34.643, -105.416.
The incident
- Size
- 566 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 14, 2026 at 12:33 PM MDT
- Contained
- April 14, 2026 at 8:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- April 15, 2026 at 8:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- April 16, 2026 at 9:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 5 Miles E from ENCINO, NM
- County
- Torrance County
- State
- New Mexico
- Nearest city reported
- ENCINO
- Protecting agency
- SF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 5
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $120,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-NMN6S-000181
- IRWIN identifier
- C86BF330-4361-4598-8D8F-11C6EB3EFC83
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Estancia, NM covers the area today.
Nearby
- Estancia, NM37 miles west of the fire’s origin
- McIntosh, NM39 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Moriarty, NM43 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Santa Rosa, NM46 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Edgewood, NM53 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Ponderosa Pine, NM56 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 July 2, 2026 at 12:11 PM MDT. Identifier 2026-NMN6S-000181.