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Long Ridge

Lincoln, NM · Natural

This fire is no longer active. It burned 352 acres in Lincoln before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

352

Acres Burned

115

Days Burning

Jul 18, 2026

Discovered

3mo ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 100%
Jul 21 / 352 acresAug 11 / 352 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

6 public land units within 75 miles

Capitan Mountains Wilderness

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Wilderness / NM

13 mi

NW

Fort Stanton - Snowy River National Conservation Area

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NCA / NM

21.1 mi

W

White Mountain Wilderness

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Wilderness / NM

37.6 mi

W

Lincoln National Forest

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National Forest / NM

39.4 mi

SW

Salt Creek Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / NM

43.5 mi

E

Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / NM

43.5 mi

E

Situation Updates

Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

LONG RIDGE mapped at 352 acres, 100% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 25

Interagency perimeter data shows the LONG RIDGE at 352 acres, 100% contained.

IRWIN

LONG RIDGE mapped at 352 acres, 91% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 23

Interagency perimeter data shows the LONG RIDGE at 352 acres, 91% contained.

IRWIN

LONG RIDGE update: 352 acres, 90% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 22

Per interagency perimeter data, the LONG RIDGE containment moved from 75% to 90%.

IRWIN

LONG RIDGE mapped at 352 acres, 75% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 21

Interagency perimeter data shows the LONG RIDGE at 352 acres, 75% contained.

IRWIN

LONG RIDGE mapped at 400 acres, 50% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 20

Interagency perimeter data shows the LONG RIDGE at 400 acres, 50% contained.

IRWIN

LONG RIDGE mapped at 350 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 19

Interagency perimeter data shows the LONG RIDGE at 350 acres, 0% contained.

IRWIN

LONG RIDGE update: 350 acres

Perimeter data
Jul 19

Per interagency perimeter data, the LONG RIDGE grew 250 acres to 350.

IRWIN

LONG RIDGE mapped at 100 acres

Perimeter data
Jul 19

Interagency perimeter data shows the LONG RIDGE at 100 acres.

IRWIN

Timeline

Jul 18Now

115 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: 32b69995-b27e-469e-b130-c2fd663f5d8b

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