Overpass Fire
The Overpass Fire was reported on May 12, 2026 in Torrance County, New Mexico and burned 140 acres. It was declared out on May 13, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 140 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- May 12, 2026
Map
Perimeter mapped September 15, 2026 at 10:33 AM MDT, 140 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 34.640, -105.408.
The incident
- Size
- 140 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- May 12, 2026 at 3:45 PM MDT
- Contained
- May 13, 2026 at 1:45 PM MDT
- Controlled
- May 13, 2026 at 1:50 PM MDT
- Declared out
- May 13, 2026 at 1:51 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Torrance County
- State
- New Mexico
- Protecting agency
- SF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident management
- Type 5 Incident
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-NMN6S-000238
- IRWIN identifier
- 9CDD1C98-3909-46F4-9F49-46238F10CCE5
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Estancia, NM covers the area today.
Nearby
- Estancia, NM38 miles west of the fire’s origin
- McIntosh, NM40 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Moriarty, NM44 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Santa Rosa, NM46 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Edgewood, NM53 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Ponderosa Pine, NM57 miles northwest 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 15, 2026 at 10:33 AM MDT. Identifier 2026-NMN6S-000238.