Apache
Catron, NM · Natural
This fire is no longer active. It burned 5 acres in Catron before dropping off the national incident feed.
5
Acres Burned
102
Days Burning
Jul 31, 2026
Discovered
3mo ago
Last Update
Growth
No growth in the last day, containment at 0%Public Lands Nearby
12 public land units within 75 miles
Escudilla Wilderness
GoWilderness / AZ
28.6 mi
W
Blue Range Wilderness
GoWilderness / NM
34.2 mi
SW
Blue Range Primitive Area (National)
GoNCA / AZ
43.7 mi
SW
Apache National Forest
GoNational Forest / AZ
44.5 mi
SW
Gila National Forest
GoNational Forest / NM
48.4 mi
S
Gila Wilderness
GoWilderness / NM
51.6 mi
S
Mount Baldy Wilderness
GoWilderness / AZ
52.5 mi
W
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
GoMonument / NM
53.4 mi
S
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
GoMonument / NM
53.5 mi
S
Bear Wallow Wilderness
GoWilderness / AZ
53.8 mi
SW
West Malpais Wilderness Area
GoWilderness / NM
66.1 mi
NE
Withington Wilderness
GoWilderness / NM
66.7 mi
E
Situation Updates
Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data
Timeline
102 days since discovery
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Data Sources
Fire data from NIFC Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS) via IRWIN. Satellite hotspots from NASA FIRMS VIIRS. Situation updates are either posted by the incident management team on InciWeb or read by us from WFIGS perimeter data, and each one says which. Air quality data from EPA AirNow. Public lands boundaries from USGS PAD-US 4.0.
IRWIN ID: 5a50ae2b-d91d-4fc0-a929-5b39c08c09f1
Important
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