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Cruces Basin

Rio Arriba, NM · Undetermined

This fire is no longer active. It burned 50 acres in Rio Arriba before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

50

Acres Burned

77

Days Burning

Aug 25, 2026

Discovered

3w ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 0%
Aug 25 / 0 acresAug 31 / 50 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

12 public land units within 75 miles

Cruces Basin Wilderness

Go

Wilderness / NM

2.6 mi

S

Rìo San Antonio Wilderness Area

Go

Wilderness / NM

13.3 mi

E

South San Juan Wilderness

Go

Wilderness / CO

26.7 mi

NW

Río Grande Del Norte National Monument

Go

Monument / NM

27.9 mi

E

Carson National Forest

Go

National Forest / NM

33.8 mi

S

Cerro del Yuta Wilderness Area

Go

Wilderness / NM

34 mi

E

Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge

Go

Wildlife Refuge / CO

37.7 mi

N

Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge

Go

Wildlife Refuge / CO

42.5 mi

NE

Latir Peak Wilderness

Go

Wilderness / NM

46.1 mi

E

Chama River Canyon Wilderness

Go

Wilderness / NM

48.3 mi

SW

Columbine-Hondo Wilderness

Go

Wilderness / NM

50 mi

SE

Wheeler Peak Wilderness

Go

Wilderness / NM

55.1 mi

SE

Situation Updates

Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

Cruces Basin update: 50 acres

Perimeter data
Aug 27

Per interagency perimeter data, the Cruces Basin grew 14 acres to 50.

IRWIN

Cruces Basin update: 32 acres

Perimeter data
Aug 26

Per interagency perimeter data, the Cruces Basin was remapped 4 acres lower to 32.

IRWIN

Cruces Basin update: 36 acres

Perimeter data
Aug 26

Per interagency perimeter data, the Cruces Basin grew 36 acres to 36.

IRWIN

Timeline

Aug 25Now

77 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: 3f85a9a0-25a3-4215-b850-4597c9cf853c

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