No longer in the daily fire updates. The Apache Fire last appeared in an official report on August 26, 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 →

Apache Fire

Otero County, New Mexico · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 26, 2026 (about 2 hours ago)
First reported today
Metric Now
Size
0 acres
Aug 26, 5:00 PM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

Apache Fire and other nearby fires

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

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Apache Fire summary

The Apache Fire is a wildfire near Otero 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 26, 2026 (first reported today)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Wednesday, August 26th at 4:00 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

77°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 mph SE · 17% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Tonight

54°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy

Wind 6 mph SE · 16% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Thursday

76°F · Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 mph SW · 48% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Some rain

Thursday Night

52°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 3 to 7 mph ESE · 35% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Friday

74°F · Mostly Sunny then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Wind 3 mph S · 72% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Wednesday, August 26th at 4:08 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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