New Mexico wildfires

Buck Fire

OutCatron County, New Mexico2025Wildfire

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.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Reserve

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.

DayAcresChange
June 14, 202528,990
June 15, 202534,230+5,240
June 16, 202557,736+23,506
June 18, 202557,753+17
November 4, 202557,604-149

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.