New Mexico wildfires

Camp Fire

OutLincoln County, New Mexico2025Wildfire

The Camp Fire was reported on May 25, 2025 in Lincoln County, New Mexico and burned 877 acres. It was declared out on June 9, 2025. The cause is listed as human.

Size
877 acres
Contained
100%
Discovered
May 25, 2025
Personnel
69

Map

Perimeter mapped May 27, 2025 at 2:09 PM MDT, 877 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 33.484, -105.549.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Capitan

The incident

Size
877 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
May 25, 2025 at 3:57 PM MDT
Contained
May 31, 2025 at 6:30 PM MDT
Controlled
June 3, 2025 at 4:07 PM MDT
Declared out
June 9, 2025 at 8:48 AM MDT
Cause
Human
Location
10 Miles West of Lincoln, NM
County
Lincoln County
State
New Mexico
Nearest city reported
Fort Stanton
Protecting agency
BLM
Jurisdiction
BLM
Land ownership at origin
BLM
Personnel assigned
69
Incident management
Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
Primary fuel
Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
Estimated cost to date
$910,000
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2025-NMROD-000245
IRWIN identifier
E5A4CB2E-78CB-41DF-B13A-E5964B8D92D3

Growth

Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from May 25, 2025 (463 acres) to May 27, 2025 (877 acres). The largest one-day growth was 255 acres, mapped May 27, 2025.

DayAcresChange
May 25, 2025463
May 26, 2025622+159
May 27, 2025877+255

Weather in the area

This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Capitan, NM covers the area today.

Nearby

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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 August 4, 2025 at 5:20 PM MDT. Identifier 2025-NMROD-000245.