Frio
Cibola, NM · Natural
This fire is no longer active. It burned 152 acres in Cibola before dropping off the national incident feed.
152
Acres Burned
101
Days Burning
Aug 1, 2026
Discovered
3mo ago
Last Update
Growth
No growth in the last day, containment at 100%Public Lands Nearby
12 public land units within 75 miles
Ojito Wilderness Area
GoWilderness / NM
36.2 mi
NE
El Malpais National MonumentClosures in effect
ClosedMonument / NM
39.8 mi
SW
Petroglyph National Monument
GoMonument / NM
43.1 mi
E
El Malpais National Conservation Area
GoNCA / NM
43.8 mi
SW
Cebolla Wilderness Area
GoWilderness / NM
44.7 mi
SW
West Malpais Wilderness Area
GoWilderness / NM
47.7 mi
SW
Valle De Oro National Wildlife Refuge
GoWildlife Refuge / NM
50.5 mi
SE
El Morro National MonumentClosures in effect
ClosedMonument / NM
51 mi
W
Cibola National Forest
GoNational Forest / NM
52.1 mi
S
Jemez National Recreation Area
GoRecreation Area / NM
59.1 mi
NE
Sandia Mountain Wilderness
GoWilderness / NM
59.7 mi
E
Cuba-Rio Puerco Land Utilization Project
GoNational Forest / NM
60 mi
NE
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 noticePark Closure / El Morro National Monument
Trail Closure for Restoration
The south portion of the Headland Trail is closed due to ongoing restoration work. Access to the trail will now close at 2:30 pm daily. All hikers must be off the trails by 4:45 pm.
Situation Updates
Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data
FRIO update: 152 acres, 100% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the FRIO containment moved from 90% to 100%.
IRWINFRIO update: 152 acres, 90% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the FRIO containment moved from 75% to 90%.
IRWINFRIO mapped at 152 acres, 75% contained
Perimeter dataInteragency perimeter data shows the FRIO at 152 acres, 75% contained.
IRWINFRIO mapped at 152 acres, 50% contained
Perimeter dataInteragency perimeter data shows the FRIO at 152 acres, 50% contained.
IRWINFRIO mapped at 152 acres, 45% contained
Perimeter dataInteragency perimeter data shows the FRIO at 152 acres, 45% contained.
IRWINFRIO mapped at 152 acres, 40% contained
Perimeter dataInteragency perimeter data shows the FRIO at 152 acres, 40% contained.
IRWINFRIO mapped at 152 acres, 35% contained
Perimeter dataInteragency perimeter data shows the FRIO at 152 acres, 35% contained.
IRWINFRIO mapped at 152 acres, 19% contained
Perimeter dataInteragency perimeter data shows the FRIO at 152 acres, 19% contained.
IRWINFRIO mapped at 152 acres, 0% contained
Perimeter dataInteragency perimeter data shows the FRIO at 152 acres, 0% contained.
IRWINFRIO mapped at 152 acres
Perimeter dataInteragency perimeter data shows the FRIO at 152 acres.
IRWINFRIO mapped at 81 acres
Perimeter dataInteragency perimeter data shows the FRIO at 81 acres.
IRWINFRIO mapped at 60 acres
Perimeter dataInteragency perimeter data shows the FRIO at 60 acres.
IRWINFRIO mapped at 50 acres
Perimeter dataInteragency perimeter data shows the FRIO at 50 acres.
IRWINTimeline
101 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: f662fd6e-4819-4b5d-a3ac-f5c39994ef2a
Important
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