No longer in the daily fire updates. The Gold Creek Fire last appeared in an official report on August 25, 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 →

Gold Creek Fire

Colfax County, New Mexico · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 25, 2026 (about 3 hours ago)
First reported today
Metric Now
Size
0 acres
Aug 25, 1:00 PM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

Gold Creek Fire and other nearby fires

🔥 Where this fire started Mostly contained Partly contained Containment not reported

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Gold Creek Fire summary

The Gold Creek Fire is a wildfire near Colfax 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
August 25, 2026 (first reported today)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Tuesday, August 25th at 12:00 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.

Today

76°F · Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 to 10 mph W · 43% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Some rain

Tonight

52°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy

Wind 0 to 5 mph NW · 44% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Wednesday

73°F · Mostly Sunny then Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 0 mph · 75% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

Wednesday Night

51°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy

Wind 0 mph · 54% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

Thursday

74°F · Mostly Sunny then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Wind 0 to 5 mph W · 70% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Tuesday, August 25th at 12:07 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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No other active fires are near this one right now. It's on its own.

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