Kothman Fire
The Kothman Fire was reported on September 3, 2026 in Quay County, New Mexico and burned 2,749 acres. It was declared out on September 4, 2026.
- Size
- 2,749 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- September 3, 2026
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 35.241, -103.614.
The incident
- Size
- 2,749 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- September 3, 2026 at 3:00 PM MDT
- Contained
- September 3, 2026 at 10:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- September 4, 2026 at 2:13 PM MDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- County
- Quay County
- State
- New Mexico
- Protecting agency
- SF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-NMN4S-000568
- IRWIN identifier
- 18EE2660-FC1A-455E-8BAC-67BDCF303158
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Tucumcari, NM covers the area today.
Nearby
- Tucumcari, NM8 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Cannon Air Force Base, NM61 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Clovis, NM62 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Santa Rosa, NM64 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Bovina, TX65 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Friona, TX65 miles southeast 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 4, 2026 at 2:13 PM MDT. Identifier 2026-NMN4S-000568.