Apple Tree Road
Colfax, NM · Undetermined
This fire is no longer active. It burned 50 acres in Colfax before dropping off the national incident feed.
50
Acres Burned
104
Days Burning
Jul 29, 2026
Discovered
3mo ago
Last Update
Growth
No growth in the last day, containment at 0%Public Lands Nearby
7 public land units within 75 miles
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Official Park Alerts
Closures and dangers published by the National Park Service
Park Closure / Capulin Volcano National Monument
Volcano Top Access Closed to Vehicles over 26 feet long and to all Trailers
The Volcano top access is closed to all RVs, buses, attached pull trailers, or any other vehicle over 26 feet in length due to public safety concerns and limited parking. Trailer drop-off and RV/bus parking are available at the visitor cen...
Situation Updates
Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data
Apple Tree Road mapped at 50 acres
Perimeter dataInteragency perimeter data shows the Apple Tree Road at 50 acres.
IRWINTimeline
104 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: 5049137e-f7d5-4998-90c2-9938eccad247
Important
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