Wildfires near Capitan, New Mexico, United States

0 Active Fires
0 Acres Burning
4 2026 Season Fires
32,332 2026 Season Acres

Newest wildfires in Capitan

Aug 19 Started 145 acres 112 football fields Sunset Fire
May 14 Started 31,860 acres About the size of San Francisco 6.1x the size of JFK Airport Seven Cabins Fire
Apr 21 Started 45 acres 35 football fields Dunken Fire
Mar 26 Started 282 acres 217 football fields Sago Fire

Largest wildfires in Capitan this season

31,860 Acres About the size of San Francisco 6.1x the size of JFK Airport Seven Cabins Fire Capitan
282 Acres 217 football fields Sago Fire Ruidoso Downs
145 Acres 112 football fields Sunset Fire Capitan
45 Acres 35 football fields Dunken Fire Cloudcroft

Search Fires

🔥 Sunset Fire 2026
Started: Aug 19 145 acre 100% contained
Near Capitan · Lincoln County, New Mexico
🔥 Seven Cabins Fire 2026
Started: May 14 31,860 acre 100% contained
Near Capitan · Lincoln County, New Mexico
🔥 Dunken Fire 2026
Started: Apr 21 45 acre
Near Cloudcroft · Chaves County, New Mexico
🔥 Sago Fire 2026
Started: Mar 26 282 acre 100% contained
Near Ruidoso Downs · Otero County, New Mexico


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