Long Ridge Fire
The Long Ridge Fire was reported on July 18, 2026 in Lincoln County, New Mexico and burned 352 acres. It was declared out on July 27, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 352 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 18, 2026
- Personnel
- 4
Map
Perimeter mapped September 20, 2026 at 12:41 AM MDT, 352 acres (auto-generated for inform). Point of origin 33.466, -105.154.
The incident
- Size
- 352 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 18, 2026 at 4:32 PM MDT
- Contained
- July 24, 2026 at 2:55 PM MDT
- Controlled
- July 27, 2026 at 5:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- July 27, 2026 at 5:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 27 Miles NW from Roswell, NM
- County
- Lincoln County
- State
- New Mexico
- Nearest city reported
- Tinnie
- Protecting agency
- SF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 4
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $50,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-NMN5S-000565
- IRWIN identifier
- 32B69995-B27E-469E-B130-C2FD663F5D8B
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Capitan, 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 September 20, 2026 at 12:41 AM MDT. Identifier 2026-NMN5S-000565.