Gail Fire
The Gail Fire was reported on March 18, 2025 in Otero County, New Mexico and burned 103 acres. It was declared out on June 27, 2025. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 103 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 18, 2025
- Personnel
- 5
Map
Perimeter mapped October 30, 2025 at 10:50 AM MDT, 103 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 32.918, -105.539.
The incident
- Size
- 103 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 18, 2025 at 3:21 PM MDT
- Contained
- March 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- June 27, 2025 at 3:51 PM MDT
- Declared out
- June 27, 2025 at 3:52 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 2 miles east of Mayhill, NM
- County
- Otero County
- State
- New Mexico
- Nearest city reported
- Mayhill
- Protecting agency
- SF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 5
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $345,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-NMN5S-000092
- IRWIN identifier
- 1BB66C0D-B3BB-4D85-A0A9-99CFEE1DD50E
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from March 19, 2025 (248 acres) to October 30, 2025 (103 acres). The largest one-day growth was 3 acres, mapped October 30, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| March 19, 2025 | 248 | |
| March 20, 2025 | 100 | -148 |
| October 30, 2025 | 103 | +3 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Cloudcroft, 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 December 17, 2025 at 9:34 AM MST. Identifier 2025-NMN5S-000092.