Frijoles Fire Active 2026

Started: Aug 6 15,547 acre 79% contained Wildfire
Near Nambe · Santa Fe County, New Mexico
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Frijoles Fire is the largest active wildfire in New Mexico, burning 6 miles east of Nambe.

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The Frijoles Fire, which started August 4th due to a lightning strike, is burning in steep terrain 5 miles west of Sierra Mosca, 3 miles southeast of Cundiyo, NM. Firefighter and public safety are the number one objective and the fire is being handled as a full suppression incident.

In order to facilitate safe and efficient suppression efforts the public is asked to avoid the area of the fire and the Santa Cruz Overlook Rd and Campground.

SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST FRIJOLES FIRE AREA CLOSURE: Closure Order (pdf)  |  Closure Map (pdf)


 

36 Days Active
#1 By Size Largest active wildfire in New Mexico
6 mi E From Nambe to the fire perimeter
15,547 Acres 3.0x the size of JFK Airport About the size of Manhattan
0 Recent Acre Growth 9 acres/day avg over last 7 days
79%
Contained +0% since previous report
58 Personnel $46.8M spent $3.01K/acre

Frijoles Fire Live Perimeter Growth

Frijoles Fire Fire Growth History
Frijoles Fire Containment History

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Places Near Frijoles Fire

Nambe, New Mexico, United States Chimayo, New Mexico, United States Truchas, New Mexico, United States Tesuque, New Mexico, United States La Puebla, New Mexico, United States Pojoaque, New Mexico, United States El Valle de Arroyo Seco, New Mexico, United States La Mesilla, New Mexico, United States El Rancho, New Mexico, United States Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States Espanola, New Mexico, United States Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico, United States Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico, United States San Juan, New Mexico, United States San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico, United States La Villita, New Mexico, United States San Jose, New Mexico, United States Velarde, New Mexico, United States Los Luceros, New Mexico, United States Dixon, New Mexico, United States Chamita, New Mexico, United States Agua Fria, New Mexico, United States Penasco, New Mexico, United States Hernandez, New Mexico, United States El Duende, New Mexico, United States Chili, New Mexico, United States White Rock, New Mexico, United States Pecos, New Mexico, United States East Pecos, New Mexico, United States Eldorado at Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States La Cienega, New Mexico, United States Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States Talpa, New Mexico, United States Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico, United States Mora, New Mexico, United States Cochiti Lake, New Mexico, United States El Rito, New Mexico, United States Taos, New Mexico, United States Cochiti, New Mexico, United States Pena Blanca, New Mexico, United States