Smith Fire
The Smith Fire was reported on February 17, 2026 in Harding County, New Mexico and burned 3,797 acres. It was declared out on March 17, 2026.
- Size
- 3,797 acres
- Contained
- 99%
- Discovered
- February 17, 2026
- Personnel
- 12
Map
Perimeter mapped February 18, 2026 at 2:28 PM MST, 3,797 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 35.797, -103.887.
The incident
- Size
- 3,797 acres
- Containment
- 99%
- Discovered
- February 17, 2026 at 5:22 PM MST
- Contained
- March 17, 2026 at 8:00 AM MDT
- Controlled
- March 17, 2026 at 5:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- March 17, 2026 at 5:01 PM MDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 3 Miles NE from Mosquero, NM
- County
- Harding County
- State
- New Mexico
- Nearest city reported
- Mosquero
- Protecting agency
- SF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 12
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $390,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-NMN4S-000052
- IRWIN identifier
- 6FB05BBC-8B6C-4439-839B-96D5D59915D5
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Mosquero, 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 March 24, 2026 at 12:59 PM MDT. Identifier 2026-NMN4S-000052.