Whiskey
Torrance, NM · Natural
This fire is no longer active. It burned 542 acres in Torrance before dropping off the national incident feed.
542
Acres Burned
81
Days Burning
Aug 21, 2026
Discovered
3w ago
Last Update
Growth
No growth in the last day, containment at 75%Public Lands Nearby
12 public land units within 75 miles
Manzano Mountain Wilderness
GoWilderness / NM
0.8 mi
NW
Valle De Oro National Wildlife Refuge
GoWildlife Refuge / NM
24.9 mi
NW
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
GoMonument / NM
26.9 mi
SE
Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge
GoWildlife Refuge / NM
33 mi
SW
Sandia Mountain Wilderness
GoWilderness / NM
34.5 mi
N
Petroglyph National Monument
GoMonument / NM
35.8 mi
NW
Cibola National Forest
GoNational Forest / NM
57.1 mi
W
Ojito Wilderness Area
GoWilderness / NM
64.4 mi
NW
Chupadera Wilderness Area
GoWilderness / NM
65 mi
SW
San Pasqual Wilderness Area
GoWilderness / NM
65.6 mi
S
Bosque Del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
GoWildlife Refuge / NM
65.7 mi
SW
Indian Well Wilderness Area
GoWilderness / NM
67.6 mi
SW
Situation Updates
Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data
WHISKEY update: 542 acres, 75% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the WHISKEY containment moved from 52% to 75%.
IRWINWHISKEY update: 542 acres, 52% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the WHISKEY containment moved from 48% to 52%.
IRWINWHISKEY update: 537 acres, 48% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the WHISKEY grew 105 acres to 537.
IRWINWHISKEY update: 432 acres, 48% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the WHISKEY was remapped 110 acres lower to 432.
IRWINWHISKEY update: 542 acres, 48% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the WHISKEY grew 110 acres to 542 and containment moved from 42% to 48%.
IRWINWHISKEY update: 459 acres, 42% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the WHISKEY grew 27 acres to 459.
IRWINWHISKEY update: 432 acres, 42% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the WHISKEY grew 32 acres to 432.
IRWINWHISKEY update: 400 acres, 42% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the WHISKEY grew 7 acres to 400.
IRWINWHISKEY update: 393 acres, 42% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the WHISKEY grew 13 acres to 393 and containment moved from 30% to 42%.
IRWINWHISKEY update: 380 acres, 30% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the WHISKEY was remapped 13 acres lower to 380.
IRWINWHISKEY update: 393 acres, 30% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the WHISKEY grew 13 acres to 393 and containment moved from 19% to 30%.
IRWINWHISKEY update: 380 acres, 19% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the WHISKEY was remapped 13 acres lower to 380.
IRWINWHISKEY update: 393 acres, 19% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the WHISKEY grew 13 acres to 393 and containment moved from 0% to 19%.
IRWINWHISKEY update: 380 acres, 0% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the WHISKEY grew 29 acres to 380.
IRWINWHISKEY update: 370 acres, 0% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the WHISKEY grew 19 acres to 370.
IRWINTimeline
81 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: d523cda6-59ea-4df0-8cbe-df2778e55b0f
Important
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