Buck Fire
The Buck Fire was reported on June 11, 2025 in Catron County, New Mexico and burned 57,753 acres. It was declared out on August 15, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 57,753 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 11, 2025
- Personnel
- 8
Map
Perimeter mapped November 4, 2025 at 10:14 AM MST, 57,604 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 33.596, -108.211.
The incident
- Size
- 57,753 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 11, 2025 at 7:23 PM MDT
- Contained
- July 3, 2025 at 12:27 PM MDT
- Controlled
- August 5, 2025 at 9:00 AM MDT
- Declared out
- August 15, 2025 at 1:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 28 Miles SE from Aragon, NM
- County
- Catron County
- State
- New Mexico
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 8
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $10,670,717
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-NMSCD-000304
- IRWIN identifier
- 96FC86A3-48D6-4A35-AF93-F4038201DC67
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 14, 2025 (28,990 acres) to November 4, 2025 (57,604 acres). The largest one-day growth was 23,507 acres, mapped June 16, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 14, 2025 | 28,990 | |
| June 15, 2025 | 34,230 | +5,240 |
| June 16, 2025 | 57,736 | +23,506 |
| June 18, 2025 | 57,753 | +17 |
| November 4, 2025 | 57,604 | -149 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Reserve, NM covers the area today.
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated November 4, 2025 at 10:14 AM MST. Identifier 2025-NMSCD-000304.