Hat Mesa Fire
The Hat Mesa Fire was reported on March 6, 2026 in Lea County, New Mexico and burned 790 acres. It was declared out on March 13, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 790 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 6, 2026
- Personnel
- 3
Map
Perimeter mapped April 21, 2026 at 10:28 AM MDT (mixed methods). Point of origin 32.438, -103.650.
The incident
- Size
- 790 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 6, 2026 at 12:52 PM MST
- Contained
- March 6, 2026 at 7:02 PM MST
- Controlled
- March 13, 2026 at 9:20 AM MDT
- Declared out
- March 13, 2026 at 9:20 AM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 32 Miles E from Carlsbad, NM
- County
- Lea County
- State
- New Mexico
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 3
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $5,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-NMCAD-000081
- IRWIN identifier
- CAE5F2B4-7B8C-45C4-8946-84E09E9C47D6
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Loving, 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 April 19, 2026 at 3:16 PM MDT. Identifier 2026-NMCAD-000081.