La Vaca
Guadalupe, NM · Natural
This fire is no longer active. It burned 61 acres in Guadalupe before dropping off the national incident feed.
61
Acres Burned
214
Days Burning
Apr 10, 2026
Discovered
1mo ago
Last Update
Public Lands Nearby
4 public land units within 75 miles
Sabinoso Wilderness Area
GoWilderness / NM
48 mi
N
Las Vegas National Wildlife Refuge
GoWildlife Refuge / NM
55 mi
NW
Rio Mora National Wildlife Refuge And Conservation Area
GoWildlife Refuge / NM
69.8 mi
NW
Fort Union National Monument
GoMonument / NM
72.6 mi
N
Situation Updates
Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data
La Vaca mapped at 61 acres
Perimeter dataInteragency perimeter data shows the La Vaca at 61 acres.
IRWINTimeline
214 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: 3cd8b2d3-c74f-4ae9-a891-113dc5d0f6cf
Important
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