Stump Fire

Otero County, New Mexico · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Jul 24, 2026 (about 3 hours ago)
First reported about 4 months ago
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Size
0 acres
Jul 24, 2:00 PM
Containment
Crew size
Money spent

Stump Fire and other nearby fires

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Stump Fire summary

The Stump Fire is a wildfire near Otero County, New Mexico. It has burned about under 1 acre. It was first reported about 4 months ago. We're also tracking 1 other active fire within about 75 miles.

Size
under 1 acre
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
March 14, 2026 (first reported about 4 months ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Friday, July 24th at 2:00 p.m. CDT.

Weather & fire-spread conditions

No Red Flag Warning. The National Weather Service hasn't flagged this area for dangerous fire-spread conditions right now.

Hot, dry, and windy weather can help a fire grow; cool, calm, or wet weather helps crews. The tags below rate each day for fire spread — green is calm, red can push a fire.

A general fire-weather guide (wind matters most, then how dry it is, then heat), not a prediction of what this fire will do.

This Afternoon

89°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 6 mph SSE · 33% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Some rain

Tonight

61°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy

Wind 5 mph W · 27% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Saturday

86°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 2 to 10 mph ESE · 23% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Some rain

Saturday Night

59°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 3 to 9 mph SSW · 7% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Sunday

86°F · Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 2 to 6 mph SSE · 44% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Some rain

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Friday, July 24th at 2:06 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

This fire is small enough that no crew size or team has been posted yet. That's normal for a fire this size — those numbers show up once a fire is big enough to need a formal report.

Where to get live updates

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Nearby fires to Stump Fire

Within about 75 miles we're tracking 1 other active fire, closest first:

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