Leche Fire
The Leche Fire was reported on February 7, 2026 in San Miguel County, New Mexico and burned 3,366 acres. It was declared out on February 17, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 3,366 acres
- Contained
- 80%
- Discovered
- February 7, 2026
- Personnel
- 13
Radar
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Map
Perimeter mapped September 7, 2026 at 4:33 PM MDT, 3,366 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 35.272, -104.020.
The incident
- Size
- 3,366 acres
- Containment
- 80%
- Discovered
- February 7, 2026 at 5:00 PM MST
- Contained
- February 9, 2026 at 11:00 AM MST
- Controlled
- February 17, 2026 at 11:00 AM MST
- Declared out
- February 17, 2026 at 11:00 AM MST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 20 Miles E from Tucumcari, NM
- County
- San Miguel County
- State
- New Mexico
- Nearest city reported
- Tucumcari
- Protecting agency
- SF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 13
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $50,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-NMN4S-000045
- IRWIN identifier
- CA24A0EC-DC7B-4297-B260-2CC6CC02F2CC
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Tucumcari, NM covers the area today.
Nearby
- Tucumcari, NM18 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Santa Rosa, NM44 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Las Vegas, NM71 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Cannon Air Force Base, NM72 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Clovis, NM76 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Texico, NM82 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 7, 2026 at 4:33 PM MDT. Identifier 2026-NMN4S-000045.