Star
Sandoval, NM · Natural
This fire is no longer active. It burned 10 acres in Sandoval before dropping off the national incident feed.
10
Acres Burned
102
Days Burning
Jul 31, 2026
Discovered
3mo ago
Last Update
Growth
No growth in the last day, containment at 0%Public Lands Nearby
12 public land units within 75 miles
Santa Fe National Forest
GoNational Forest / NM
6.2 mi
SE
Baca Location No. 1 Other
GoNational Forest / NM
13.1 mi
W
Valles Caldera National Preserve
GoNCA / NM
13.8 mi
W
Bandelier National Monument
GoMonument / NM
14.2 mi
S
Bandelier Wilderness Area
GoWilderness / NM
15.4 mi
S
Dome Wilderness
GoWilderness / NM
17.6 mi
S
Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument
GoMonument / NM
23.6 mi
S
Jemez National Recreation Area
GoRecreation Area / NM
24.2 mi
SW
San Pedro Parks Wilderness
GoWilderness / NM
31.3 mi
W
Chama River Canyon Wilderness
GoWilderness / NM
32.2 mi
NW
Pecos Wilderness
GoWilderness / NM
36.4 mi
E
Cuba-Rio Puerco Land Utilization Project
GoNational Forest / NM
38.4 mi
W
Situation Updates
Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data
Star mapped at 10 acres
Perimeter dataInteragency perimeter data shows the Star at 10 acres.
IRWINTimeline
102 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: 8c0db91b-ef6c-4db8-8bdc-92f964f551d8
Important
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