New Mexico wildfires

Gail Fire

OutOtero County, New Mexico2025Wildfire

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.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Cloudcroft

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.

DayAcresChange
March 19, 2025248
March 20, 2025100-148
October 30, 2025103+3

Weather in the area

This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Cloudcroft, 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 December 17, 2025 at 9:34 AM MST. Identifier 2025-NMN5S-000092.