No longer in the daily fire updates. The Gallina Mesa Fire last appeared in an official report on September 3, 2026, 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 →

Gallina Mesa Fire

Rio Arriba County, New Mexico · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Sep 3, 2026 (13 days ago)
First reported about 2 weeks ago
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Size
0 acres
Sep 16, 4:00 AM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

Gallina Mesa Fire and other nearby fires

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Gallina Mesa Fire summary

The Gallina Mesa Fire is a wildfire near Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. It has burned about under 1 acre. It was first reported about 2 weeks ago.

Size
under 1 acre
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
September 2, 2026 (first reported about 2 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Thursday, September 3rd at 1:00 p.m. CDT.

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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.

Today

69°F · Mostly Sunny

Wind 5 mph W · 9% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Tonight

56°F · Chance Rain Showers

Wind 0 to 5 mph SW · 35% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Friday

70°F · Partly Sunny then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Wind 0 to 5 mph SW · 60% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

Friday Night

56°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 0 to 5 mph W · 33% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Saturday

70°F · Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 0 to 5 mph NW · 50% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Thursday, September 3rd at 1:05 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.

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