No longer in the daily fire updates. The Sacaton Fire last appeared in an official report on July 29, at 9,861 acres and 100% contained. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Sacaton Fire

Catron County, New Mexico · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Jul 29, 2026 (about 1 month ago)
First reported about 2 months ago
Metric Now
Size
9,861 acres
Sep 2, 5:00 AM
Containment
100%
Sep 2, 5:00 AM
+10 percent
was 90% · Jul 21, 8:00 AM
Crew size
1
Sep 2, 5:00 AM
−22
was 23 · Jul 21, 8:00 AM
Money spent
$3.8M
Sep 2, 5:00 AM

Sacaton Fire and other nearby fires

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Sacaton Fire summary

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 it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 2 months ago. About 1 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC.

Size
9,861 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
June 21, 2026 (first reported about 2 months ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Wednesday, August 12th 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

66°F · Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 10 mph SW · 46% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Some rain

Tonight

51°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 to 10 mph W · 67% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Rain likely

Thursday

63°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 to 10 mph W · 56% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Rain likely

Thursday Night

51°F · Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy

Wind 5 to 10 mph NW · 28% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Some rain

Friday

65°F · Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 to 10 mph SW · 53% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Rain likely

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Wednesday, August 12th at 4:01 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 1 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.

Where to get live updates

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