Johnson Fire

Catron County, New Mexico · Wildfire

Contained Official numbers updated Sep 10, 2026 (about 4 hours ago)

First reported about 7 weeks ago

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	402 acres Aug 18, 6:00 PM	401 acres Sep 10, 2:00 PM −1 acres was 402 acres · Aug 18, 6:00 PM	−1 acres in 23 days
Containment	0% Aug 18, 6:00 PM	100% Sep 10, 2:00 PM +100 percent was 0% · Aug 18, 6:00 PM	+100 percent in 23 days
Crew size	2 Aug 10, 7:00 PM	1 Sep 10, 2:00 PM −1 was 2 · Aug 10, 7:00 PM	−1 in about 1 month
Money spent	$77,000 Aug 18, 6:00 PM	$75,000 Sep 10, 2:00 PM −$2,000 was $77,000 · Aug 18, 6:00 PM	−$2,000 in 23 days

Johnson Fire summary

The Johnson Fire is a wildfire near Catron County, New Mexico. It has burned about 401 acres (about 304 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 7 weeks ago. About 1 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC. We're also tracking 4 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size: 401 acres
Containment: 100%
Discovered: July 26, 2026 (first reported about 7 weeks ago)
Cause: Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Thursday, September 10th 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

80°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 mph N · 19% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Tonight

57°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 0 to 5 mph W · 4% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Friday

80°F · Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

Wind 0 to 10 mph NW · 14% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Friday Night

57°F · Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy

Wind 5 to 10 mph NW · 13% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Saturday

80°F · Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 mph NW · 38% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Some rain

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Thursday, September 10th at 2:01 p.m. CDT.

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Who's on it

About 1 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. The government rates it a Type 5 Incident. About $75,000 has been spent on it so far.

The official feed reports the total headcount, not a breakdown by crew type.

Where to get live updates

We show the daily official picture. For minute-by-minute updates, evacuation orders, and maps, these do it best:

→ Watch Duty: real-time fire reporting and evacuations.
→ InciWeb: the government's official fire information site.

Nearby fires to Johnson Fire

Within about 75 miles we're tracking 4 other active fires, closest first:

See all active fires in New Mexico →

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