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Hummingbird

Catron, NM · Natural

This fire is no longer active. It burned 5,712 acres in Catron before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

5,712

Acres Burned

158

Days Burning

Apr 20, 2026

Discovered

3mo ago

Last Update

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Public Lands Nearby

12 public land units within 75 miles

Gila National Forest

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National Forest / NM

15.9 mi

SE

Gila Wilderness

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Wilderness / NM

16 mi

SE

Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument

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Monument / NM

21.4 mi

SE

Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument

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Monument / NM

21.5 mi

SE

Blue Range Wilderness

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Wilderness / NM

25.9 mi

NW

Blue Range Primitive Area (National)

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NCA / AZ

34.8 mi

W

Apache National Forest

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National Forest / AZ

43.2 mi

NW

Aldo Leopold Wilderness

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Wilderness / NM

44 mi

E

Ft. Bayard Mil. Res. Other

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National Forest / NM

48 mi

SE

Escudilla Wilderness

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Wilderness / AZ

49.4 mi

NW

Bear Wallow Wilderness

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Wilderness / AZ

51.9 mi

W

Gila Box Riparian National Conservation Area

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NCA / AZ

57.8 mi

SW

Situation Updates

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

Hummingbird Fire News Release- Closure lifted 06-01-2026

Incident team
Jun 1

Forest Service News Release Gila National Forest sm.fs.gilapao@usda.gov fs.usda.gov/r03/gila Hummingbird Fire closure rescinded All trails in Hummingbird Fire area now open to the public (Silver City, NM, June 1, 2026) — The Gila National Forest has lifted the closure order in place for the Hummingbird Fire near Willow Creek. Fire suppression actions have reduced threat to public safety in the are...

InciWeb

Timeline

Apr 20Now

158 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: 36bd8a5a-bfce-4593-9cb5-93ded1504e67

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