Started on Aug 9, 2026.
United States todayLive
True view
Fire view
Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.
🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 brown = already burned
🟠 orange = fire right now
Drag to compare: normal photo on the left, heat brought out on the right.
Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Quick facts
- Location
- Torrance County
- Jurisdiction
- Private land
Burning across private land in Torrance County, New Mexico, the active Eshelman Fire has scorched 600 acres since it ignited on August 9, 2026. Maintaining an average daily growth of approximately 300 acres per day over its two days of burning, the blaze is carving through a region where the typical fire season runs from June to October.
This incident unfolds against a broader national backdrop where 2,838,311 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, a figure that sits 48 percent below the two-decade average for the same period.
In context
This wildfire burned in New Mexico for 2 days. In total it burned about 600 acres — around 2.4 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
The bigger picture in United States
Across United States, roughly 3,274,905 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 40% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
We'll email you if it grows, if it gets more contained, or if it goes out.
At most one alert every 6 hours, and only when something changes.
No account. One-click unsubscribe. · Privacy
Community reports
Reports from people near the fire · unverified
Be the first to report what is happening →
Not official emergency information. In an emergency, contact fire services/authorities.
More fires in New Mexico
- Sacaton FireEnded
- Monument FireEnded
- Laughlin FireEnded
- Frijoles FireActive
- Rabbit Ear East FireEnded
- Whiskey FireActive