No longer in the daily fire updates. The Midnight Fire last appeared in an official report on July 30, at under 1 acre with containment not reported. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Midnight Fire

San Juan County, New Mexico · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Jul 30, 2026 (about 3 hours ago)
First reported today
Metric Now
Size
0 acres
Jul 30, 2:00 PM
Containment
Crew size
Money spent

Midnight Fire and other nearby fires

Midnight Fire summary

The Midnight Fire is a wildfire near San Juan County, New Mexico. It has burned about under 1 acre. It's a brand-new fire, first reported today.

Size
under 1 acre
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
July 30, 2026 (first reported today)
Cause
Natural

The size and containment above are current as of Thursday, July 30th at 12:00 p.m. CDT.

Weather & fire-spread conditions

No forecast is available for this fire's location right now.

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.

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