Rabbit Ear East Fire
The Rabbit Ear East Fire was reported on August 23, 2026 in Union County, New Mexico and burned 1,700 acres. It was declared out on August 26, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,700 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 23, 2026
- Personnel
- 4
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 36.505, -103.142.
The incident
- Size
- 1,700 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 23, 2026 at 2:45 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 26, 2026 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- August 26, 2026 at 6:45 PM MDT
- Declared out
- August 26, 2026 at 8:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 3 Miles SE from Clayton, NM
- County
- Union County
- State
- New Mexico
- Nearest city reported
- Clayton, NM
- Protecting agency
- SF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 4
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $250,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-NMN2S-000724
- IRWIN identifier
- 806FB833-1F62-457E-A54A-CF39FFA7F503
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Clayton, NM covers the area today.
Nearby
- Clayton, NM4 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Boise City, OK38 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Dalhart, TX47 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Stratford, TX61 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Springfield, CO69 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Cactus, TX71 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
New Mexico wildfires today Wildfires of 2026 All current fires
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 18, 2026 at 11:09 AM MDT. Identifier 2026-NMN2S-000724.