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Seven Cabins

Lincoln, NM · Human

This fire is no longer active. It burned 31,860 acres in Lincoln before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

31,860

Acres Burned

180

Days Burning

May 14, 2026

Discovered

3w ago

Last Update

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Public Lands Nearby

7 public land units within 75 miles

Capitan Mountains Wilderness

Go

Wilderness / NM

1.8 mi

E

Fort Stanton - Snowy River National Conservation Area

Go

NCA / NM

13.1 mi

SW

White Mountain Wilderness

Go

Wilderness / NM

28.4 mi

W

Lincoln National Forest

Go

National Forest / NM

46.3 mi

S

Salt Creek Wilderness Area

Go

Wilderness / NM

53.3 mi

E

Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge

Go

Wildlife Refuge / NM

54.3 mi

E

Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument

Go

Monument / NM

70.4 mi

NW

Situation Updates

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

Seven Cabins Fire Update 06-10-2026

Incident team
Jun 11

Pecos Zone Type 3 IMT managing the Seven Cabins Fire beginning June 10th Acres: 31,860 (no change) Personnel: 200 personnel (decrease) Containment: 94% (increase) Highlights: Containment around the Seven Cabins Fire continues to increase as crews take advantage of favorable incoming weather. Operations: The Pecos Zone Type 3 Incident Management Team (IMT) took command of the fire today and will co...

InciWeb

Seven Cabins update: 31,860 acres, 98% contained

Perimeter data
Jun 11

Per interagency perimeter data, the Seven Cabins containment moved from 94% to 98%.

IRWIN

Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) Limitations 06-09-2026

Incident team
Jun 9

While many wildfires cause minimal damage to the land and pose few threats to the land or people downstream, some fires result in damage that requires special efforts to reduce impacts afterwards. Loss of vegetation exposes soil to erosion; water run-off may increase and cause flooding, soil and rock may move downstream and damage property or fill reservoirs putting community water supplies and en...

InciWeb

Seven Cabins Fire Update 06-09-2026

Incident team
Jun 9

Pecos Zone Type 3 Team to Take Command of Seven Cabins Fire on Wednesday Daily Update: June 9, 2026 Acres : 31860 Start Date : May 14, 2026 Location : Capitan Mountain Wilderness Cause: Human caused Personnel: 327 personnel Fuels : Heavy dead fuels in the Containment : 94% contained Peppin burn sca Highlights: The hard work and dedication of firefighters have brought containment on the 104 mile pe...

InciWeb

BAER team completes Soil Burn Severity map for the Seven Cabins Fire 06-08-2026

Incident team
Jun 8

(Alamogordo, NM, June 8, 2026) - The Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) specialists on the Seven Cabins Fire have completed their field surveys and produced a Soil Burn Severity (SBS) map of the incident. The SBS map visually represents field verified satellite imagery of SBS categories including, unburned/very low, low, moderate, and high severity. SBS reflects fire effects to soils on the sur...

InciWeb

Forest Service Burned Area Emergency Response team assessing fire severity from the Seven Cabins Fire 06-04-2026

Incident team
Jun 4

Forest Service Burned Area Emergency Response team assessing fire severity from the Seven Cabins Fire (Alamogordo, NM, June 4, 2026) - A U.S. Forest Service Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) team, led by Kristin Meier, has begun making burned area surveys of the Seven Cabins Fire. BAER team assessments are rapid evaluations of post-fire conditions of the burned landscape to determine the level...

InciWeb

Lincoln County Evacuation Status Reductions 05-26-2026

Announcement
May 26

UPDATE – EVACUATION STATUS CHANGES Effective 8:00 AM Tuesday, May 26, 2026 Lincoln County is reducing evacuation statuses in portions of the affected area as conditions continue to improve. • Residents currently in GO Status will be reduced back to SET Status. • Residents currently in SET Status will be reduced back to READY Status. The updated areas are as follows: READY STATUS: Areas north of NM...

InciWeb

Timeline

May 14Now

180 days since discovery

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Data Sources

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IRWIN ID: cee6fe44-48eb-42fa-b351-5f3d8dfe5a2f

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