Mimms Fire
The Mimms Fire was reported on May 14, 2026 in Quay County, New Mexico and burned 7,093 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 7,093 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 14, 2026
- Personnel
- 64
Radar
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Map
Perimeter mapped September 2, 2026 at 1:40 PM MDT, 7,093 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 34.818, -103.935.
The incident
- Size
- 7,093 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 14, 2026 at 2:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 5 Miles N from House, NM
- County
- Quay County
- State
- New Mexico
- Nearest city reported
- House
- Protecting agency
- SF
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Personnel assigned
- 64
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,500,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-NMN4S-000189
- IRWIN identifier
- DF424A1D-F6D6-4095-8786-DD329A7FB229
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Tucumcari, NM covers the area today.
Nearby
- Tucumcari, NM27 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Santa Rosa, NM43 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Cannon Air Force Base, NM45 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Clovis, NM50 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Portales, NM55 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Texico, NM58 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 2, 2026 at 1:40 PM MDT. Identifier 2026-NMN4S-000189.