Santa Fe County, New Mexico · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
8,197 acres Aug 14, 6:00 PM
|
8,921 acres
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
+724 acres
was 8,197 acres · Aug 14, 6:00 PM
|
+724 acres
in 3 days
|
| Containment |
1% Aug 13, 7:01 PM
|
0%
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
−1 percent
was 1% · Aug 13, 7:01 PM
|
−1 percent
in 4 days
|
| Crew size |
430 Aug 14, 6:00 PM
|
544
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
+114
was 430 · Aug 14, 6:00 PM
|
+114
in 3 days
|
| Money spent |
$5.0M Aug 10, 7:00 PM
|
$6.0M
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
+$1.0M
was $5.0M · Aug 10, 7:00 PM
|
+$1.0M
in 7 days
|
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The Frijoles Fire is a wildfire near Santa Fe County, New Mexico. It has burned about 8,921 acres (about 7,000 football fields). Crews have boxed in 0% of its edge; the other 100% isn't contained yet. It was first reported 12 days ago. About 544 people are on it, run by a Complex Incident Management Team. We're also tracking 3 other active fires within about 75 miles.
The size and containment above are current as of Monday, August 17th at 9:00 a.m. CDT.
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
82°F · Patchy Smoke
Wind 0 to 5 mph SW · 51% chance of rain
Tonight
52°F · Areas Of Smoke
Wind 5 mph SE · 10% chance of rain
Tuesday
85°F · Patchy Smoke then Sunny
Wind 5 mph SW · 5% chance of rain
Tuesday Night
54°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind 5 mph SE · 8% chance of rain
Wednesday
88°F · Sunny
Wind 5 to 10 mph NW · 6% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, August 17th at 9:04 a.m. CDT.
About 544 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Complex Incident Management Team. The government rates it a Type 2 Incident. About $6 million has been spent on it so far.
The official feed reports the total headcount, not a breakdown by crew type.
We show the daily official picture. For minute-by-minute updates, evacuation orders, and maps, these do it best:
Within about 75 miles we're tracking 3 other active fires, closest first:
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