Road 12 & U Fire
The Road 12 & U Fire was reported on April 10, 2026 in Roosevelt County, New Mexico and burned 355 acres. It was fully contained on April 10, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 355 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 10, 2026
Map
Perimeter mapped September 14, 2026 at 8:12 AM MDT, 13,581 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 34.096, -103.403.
The incident
- Size
- 355 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 10, 2026 at 5:51 PM MDT
- Contained
- April 10, 2026 at 6:58 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 13 Miles S from Portales, NM
- County
- Roosevelt County
- State
- New Mexico
- Nearest city reported
- Portales
- Protecting agency
- SF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $100,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-NMN5S-000210
- IRWIN identifier
- 812C9D41-8B89-481A-AA89-8B2AB6D9665C
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Portales, NM covers the area today.
Nearby
- Portales, NM7 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Cannon Air Force Base, NM21 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Clovis, NM24 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Texico, NM29 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Farwell, TX29 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Muleshoe, TX40 miles east 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 14, 2026 at 8:12 AM MDT. Identifier 2026-NMN5S-000210.