Encino Fire
The Encino Fire was reported on March 12, 2026 in Torrance County, New Mexico and burned 224 acres. It was declared out on March 27, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 224 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- March 12, 2026
Map
Perimeter mapped September 16, 2026 at 9:05 AM MDT, 224 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 34.514, -105.340.
The incident
- Size
- 224 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- March 12, 2026 at 6:14 PM MDT
- Contained
- March 17, 2026 at 2:05 PM MDT
- Controlled
- March 17, 2026 at 8:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- March 27, 2026 at 8:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Torrance County
- State
- New Mexico
- Protecting agency
- SF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident management
- Type 4 Incident
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-NMN6S-000099
- IRWIN identifier
- AC6063E0-DB17-48CB-8B60-F9ACE497B87D
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Estancia, NM covers the area today.
Nearby
- Estancia, NM44 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- McIntosh, NM47 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Santa Rosa, NM48 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Moriarty, NM52 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Edgewood, NM61 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Ponderosa Pine, NM64 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 September 16, 2026 at 9:05 AM MDT. Identifier 2026-NMN6S-000099.