Helen Fire
The Helen Fire was reported on March 3, 2026 in Mora County, New Mexico and burned 1,132 acres. It was declared out on March 12, 2026.
- Size
- 1,132 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 3, 2026
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeter mapped September 11, 2026 at 1:35 PM MDT, 1,132 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 36.032, -104.769.
The incident
- Size
- 1,132 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 3, 2026 at 3:28 PM MST
- Contained
- March 12, 2026 at 5:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- March 12, 2026 at 5:01 PM MDT
- Declared out
- March 12, 2026 at 5:02 PM MDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 3 Miles NE from Wagon Mound, NM
- County
- Mora County
- State
- New Mexico
- Nearest city reported
- Wagon Mound
- Protecting agency
- SF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $88,010
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-NMN4S-000058
- IRWIN identifier
- BB9C840D-9F25-492C-B8C3-A18C081B6BC4
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Springer, NM covers the area today.
Nearby
- Springer, NM25 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Angel Fire, NM38 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Las Vegas, NM40 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Taos Pueblo, NM52 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Taos, NM52 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Ranchos de Taos, NM52 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 22, 2026 at 9:33 AM MDT. Identifier 2026-NMN4S-000058.