The U.S. government is tracking 12 wildfires in New Mexico today. Together they cover about 11K acres (roughly 8,000 football fields), spread across the state. Only 1 is large (1,000+ acres); the rest are small or brand-new. "Tracked" means officials are watching them, not that they're out of control. Here's where they stand:
Updated Sunday, August 16th at 2:01 p.m. CDT
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“Contained” is how much of a fire's edge crews have boxed in. 100% means they have a line all the way around it. A fire at 0% is usually new or still being sized up, not out of control. Biggest first — tap any fire for the map, weather, and details.
Frijoles Fire
Santa Fe County, New Mexico
8,921 acres
0% contained
Rayado Mesa Fire
Colfax County, New Mexico
934 acres
100% contained
Rocky Hills Fire
Guadalupe County, New Mexico
480 acres
Containment not reported
Johnson Fire
Catron County, New Mexico
402 acres
0% contained
Diamante Fire
Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
89 acres
0% contained
Dash Fire
Mora County, New Mexico
55 acres
Containment not reported
Sand Springs Fire
Torrance County, New Mexico
15 acres
Containment not reported
Rito Torito Fire
San Miguel County, New Mexico
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Grande Fire
Valencia County, New Mexico
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Palma Fire
Torrance County, New Mexico
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Route 3 Fire
Torrance County, New Mexico
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Malapais 53 Fire
Cibola County, New Mexico
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Official data from the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC), the U.S. government's wildfire tracker. We refresh it daily. Brand-new small fires can take a day or two to show up here.
Oregon
106 fires · 77 not contained · 2.9M acres
California
82 fires · 75 not contained · 128K acres
Washington
47 fires · 39 not contained · 624K acres
Idaho
25 fires · 24 not contained · 183K acres
Wisconsin
25 fires · 25 not contained · small fires
Montana
24 fires · 22 not contained · 62K acres
Oklahoma
20 fires · 16 not contained · 4,138 acres
Wyoming
18 fires · 10 not contained · 31K acres
South Dakota
15 fires · 14 not contained · 14K acres
Colorado
14 fires · 11 not contained · 231K acres
Minnesota
11 fires · 8 not contained · 78K acres
Utah
10 fires · 8 not contained · 361K acres
Florida
10 fires · 7 not contained · 3,837 acres
Nevada
8 fires · 6 not contained · 157K acres
Alaska
7 fires · 7 not contained · 39K acres
Arizona
5 fires · 5 not contained · small fires
North Carolina
5 fires · 1 not contained · 1,552 acres
North Dakota
4 fires · 4 not contained · small fires
Georgia
3 fires · 1 not contained · 1,670 acres
Maine
3 fires · 3 not contained · small fires
Hawaii
3 fires · 2 not contained · small fires
Texas
3 fires · 3 not contained · 4,759 acres
South Carolina
3 fires · 1 not contained · 3,174 acres
Mississippi
2 fires · 2 not contained · small fires
Louisiana
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Virginia
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Michigan
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Massachusetts
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
New Hampshire
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Arkansas
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Alabama
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
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