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Sacaton Fire

Catron County, New Mexico · Wildfire

9,861 acres 80% contained First reported about 4 weeks ago

Sacaton Fire and other nearby fires

🔥 This fire Mostly contained Partly contained Containment not reported

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Sacaton Fire summary

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The Sacaton Fire is a wildfire near Catron County, New Mexico. It has burned about 9,861 acres (about 7,000 football fields). Crews have boxed in 80% of its edge; the other 20% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 4 weeks ago. About 27 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC. We're also tracking 2 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size
9,861 acres
Containment
80%
Discovered
June 21, 2026 (first reported about 4 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, July 18th at 3:28 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

64°F · Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 10 mph SW · 81% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Rain likely

Tonight

52°F · Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy

Wind 0 to 10 mph N · 46% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Some rain

Sunday

64°F · Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 0 to 10 mph SW · 87% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Rain likely

Sunday Night

53°F · Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy

Wind 0 to 5 mph N · 36% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Monday

63°F · Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 mph NW · 84% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, July 18th at 3:31 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 27 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. The government rates it a Type 5 Incident. About $4 million has been spent on it so far.

The official feed reports the total headcount, not a breakdown by crew type.

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Nearby fires to Sacaton Fire

Within about 75 miles we're tracking 2 other active fires, closest first:

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