Flanklin Fire
The Flanklin Fire was reported on September 9, 2026 in Quay County, New Mexico and has burned 107 acres. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 107 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- September 9, 2026
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 35.404, -103.373.
The incident
- Size
- 107 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- September 9, 2026 at 3:15 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Quay County
- State
- New Mexico
- Protecting agency
- SF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-NMN4S-000580
- IRWIN identifier
- A1C482F4-54DE-40E0-8B8C-FD4F5E367080
Weather at the fire
- Wind up to 15 mph from the northeast
- Relative humidity as low as 48%
- High of 79°F
National Weather Service hourly forecast for the fire’s point of origin, next 24 hours.
Alerts in force
Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches covering the fire's point of origin.
No Red Flag Warning or Fire Weather Watch is in force at the fire.
Smoke
NOAA’s Hazard Mapping System analysts have not drawn smoke over the fire’s origin today.
NOAA’s smoke model forecasts near-surface smoke at the origin peaking at 0.1 µg/m³ around Mon, 4:00 AM MDT over the next 48 hours.
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 11, 2026 at 11:50 AM MDT. Identifier 2026-NMN4S-000580.