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Big Cherry

Chaves, NM · Human

This fire is no longer active. It burned 3 acres in Chaves before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

3

Acres Burned

53

Days Burning

Sep 18, 2026

Discovered

1mo ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 0%
Sep 19 / 3 acresSep 21 / 3 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

12 public land units within 75 miles

Lincoln National Forest

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National Forest / NM

13.3 mi

NW

Fort Stanton - Snowy River National Conservation Area

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NCA / NM

47 mi

N

Capitan Mountains Wilderness

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Wilderness / NM

51.6 mi

N

White Mountain Wilderness

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Wilderness / NM

54.4 mi

NW

Carlsbad Wildife Refuge

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NCA / NM

59.9 mi

SE

Guadalupe Cave Protection Area (Administrative)

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NCA / NM

61.8 mi

SE

Carlsbad Caverns Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / NM

62.7 mi

SE

Carlsbad Caverns National Park

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National Park / NM

62.9 mi

SE

White Sands National ParkClosures in effect

Closed

National Park / NM

64.7 mi

W

Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / NM

65.7 mi

NE

Guadalupe Mountains Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / TX

66.6 mi

S

Guadalupe Mountains National Park

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National Park / TX

67.5 mi

S

Official Park Alerts

Closures and dangers published by the National Park Service

Park Closure / White Sands National Park

Dunes Drive Safety Corridor

Dunes Drive is open. A safety corridor is in effect between mile marker 3 and 5.5 along Dunes Drive. Visitors may drive but not stop or exit their vehicle in this area.

Official notice

Situation Updates

Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

LOC HWY 82 & 24 mapped at 3 acres

Perimeter data
Sep 19

Interagency perimeter data shows the LOC HWY 82 & 24 at 3 acres.

IRWIN

Timeline

Sep 18Now

53 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: 2877c9ca-3241-43a5-a813-d88c446b6204

Important

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