Monument Fire
The Monument Fire was reported on September 12, 2026 in Lincoln County, New Mexico and burned 572 acres. It was declared out on September 16, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 572 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 12, 2026
- Personnel
- 7
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 33.271, -105.254.
The incident
- Size
- 572 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 12, 2026 at 12:00 AM MDT
- Contained
- September 15, 2026 at 3:53 PM MDT
- Controlled
- September 16, 2026 at 9:23 AM MDT
- Declared out
- September 16, 2026 at 9:23 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 7 Miles S from Tinnie, NM
- County
- Lincoln County
- State
- New Mexico
- Nearest city reported
- Pichacho
- Protecting agency
- SF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 7
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $50,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-NMN5S-000732
- IRWIN identifier
- 4047D4F2-3ED4-4415-9952-368C45DF43F6
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Ruidoso Downs, NM covers the area today.
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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 16, 2026 at 3:51 PM MDT. Identifier 2026-NMN5S-000732.