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Bear

Catron, NM · Natural

This fire is no longer active. It burned 7,769 acres in Catron before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

7,769

Acres Burned

154

Days Burning

Jun 9, 2026

Discovered

4mo ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 100%
Jun 13 / 6,043 acresJul 7 / 7,769 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

12 public land units within 75 miles

Escudilla Wilderness

Go

Wilderness / AZ

47.5 mi

W

Withington Wilderness

Go

Wilderness / NM

49.4 mi

E

Cebolla Wilderness Area

Go

Wilderness / NM

52.1 mi

NE

Blue Range Wilderness

Go

Wilderness / NM

52.1 mi

SW

Gila National Forest

Go

National Forest / NM

52.8 mi

S

West Malpais Wilderness Area

Go

Wilderness / NM

53.5 mi

N

El Malpais National Conservation Area

Go

NCA / NM

54.9 mi

N

Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument

Go

Monument / NM

56.6 mi

S

Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument

Go

Monument / NM

56.7 mi

S

Gila Wilderness

Go

Wilderness / NM

57.2 mi

S

Apache Kid Wilderness

Go

Wilderness / NM

57.7 mi

SE

El Malpais National MonumentClosures in effect

Closed

Monument / NM

60 mi

N

Official Park Alerts

Closures and dangers published by the National Park Service

Park Closure / El Malpais National Monument

All lava tube caves closed November 1 through April 30

All park lava tube caves are closed for the winter from November 1 through April 30 to protect hibernating bats.

Park Closure / El Malpais National Monument

El Calderon Trail closed for construction through November 2026

The El Calderon Trail and parking area are closed from August 2025 through November 2026 for a major improvement project. NPS Road 100 will remain open for local traffic only, and the Continental Divide Trail will remain open for CDT thru-h...

Official notice

Situation Updates

Posted by the incident management team on InciWeb, plus changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

Bear mapped at 7,769 acres, 100% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 1

Interagency perimeter data shows the Bear at 7,769 acres, 100% contained.

IRWIN

Bear update: 7,764 acres, 97% contained

Perimeter data
Jun 20

Per interagency perimeter data, the Bear containment moved from 91% to 97%.

IRWIN

Bear Fire Update 06-19-2026

Incident team
Jun 19

Due to Increased Containment, Set Status Lifted for Residences Near Bear Fire Acres : 7,769 acres Start Date : June 9, 2026 Location : 18 miles southeast of Quemado, NM Personnel: 298 Containment : 91% C ause: Lightning Summary: Containment on the Bear Fire increased to 91% on Thursday. A small portion of the fire perimeter on the east flank remains uncontained. Control lines are in place along th...

InciWeb

Bear update: 7,764 acres, 91% contained

Perimeter data
Jun 19

Per interagency perimeter data, the Bear containment moved from 82% to 91%.

IRWIN

Bear update: 7,764 acres, 82% contained

Perimeter data
Jun 18

Per interagency perimeter data, the Bear containment moved from 61% to 82%.

IRWIN

Bear update: 7,764 acres, 61% contained

Perimeter data
Jun 17

Per interagency perimeter data, the Bear containment moved from 35% to 61%.

IRWIN

Bear update: 7,764 acres, 35% contained

Perimeter data
Jun 16

Per interagency perimeter data, the Bear was remapped 5 acres lower to 7,764.

IRWIN

Bear update: 7,769 acres, 35% contained

Perimeter data
Jun 16

Per interagency perimeter data, the Bear containment moved from 11% to 35%.

IRWIN

Bear update: 7,769 acres, 11% contained

Perimeter data
Jun 15

Per interagency perimeter data, the Bear grew 552 acres to 7,769.

IRWIN

Bear update: 7,217 acres, 11% contained

Perimeter data
Jun 15

Per interagency perimeter data, the Bear grew 308 acres to 7,217.

IRWIN

Bear update: 6,909 acres, 11% contained

Perimeter data
Jun 15

Per interagency perimeter data, the Bear was remapped 11 acres lower to 6,909.

IRWIN

Bear update: 6,920 acres, 11% contained

Perimeter data
Jun 15

Per interagency perimeter data, the Bear containment moved from 3% to 11%.

IRWIN

Bear update: 6,920 acres, 3% contained

Perimeter data
Jun 14

Per interagency perimeter data, the Bear grew 65 acres to 6,920.

IRWIN

Bear update: 6,856 acres, 3% contained

Perimeter data
Jun 14

Per interagency perimeter data, the Bear grew 225 acres to 6,856.

IRWIN

Bear update: 6,631 acres, 3% contained

Perimeter data
Jun 14

Per interagency perimeter data, the Bear was remapped 22 acres lower to 6,631.

IRWIN

Timeline

Jun 9Now

154 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: 389ca949-636f-434b-b4be-25dd2d36fad6

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