Puerto Rico wildfires

Horse Fire

ActiveLajas County, Puerto Rico2026Wildfire

The Horse Fire was reported on September 22, 2026 in Lajas County, Puerto Rico and has burned 97 acres.

Size
97 acres
Contained
Not reported
Discovered
September 22, 2026

Map

Perimeter mapped September 22, 2026 at 11:05 AM MDT, 97 acres (auto-generated for inform). Point of origin 17.991, -67.046.

Live radar at the fire

The incident

Size
97 acres
Containment
Not reported
Discovered
September 22, 2026 at 10:59 AM MDT
Cause
Undetermined
County
Lajas County
State
Puerto Rico
Protecting agency
USFWS
Land ownership at origin
Private
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2026-PRCBR-002772
IRWIN identifier
68283E6E-6298-4C38-9CF1-BEF4AD459031

Weather at the fire

  • Wind up to 15 mph from the east-southeast
  • Relative humidity as low as 55%
  • High of 92°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 µg/m³ around Tue, 10:00 PM MDT over the next 48 hours.

Smoke and fire layers on the radar

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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 1:54 PM MDT. Identifier 2026-PRCBR-002772.