Iron Fire
The Iron Fire was reported on May 4, 2025 in Catron County, New Mexico and burned 482 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 482 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 4, 2025
- Personnel
- 117
Map
Perimeter mapped September 30, 2025 at 11:21 AM MDT, 482 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 33.356, -108.555.
The incident
- Size
- 482 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 4, 2025 at 11:33 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 38 miles east of Glenwood NM
- County
- Catron County
- State
- New Mexico
- Nearest city reported
- Reserve
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 117
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Light Logging Slash
- Estimated cost to date
- $2,717,890
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-NMGNF-000261
- IRWIN identifier
- 476946F1-64A9-4013-A63E-106EA6AC6223
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from May 6, 2025 (751 acres) to September 30, 2025 (482 acres). The largest one-day growth was 71 acres, mapped May 7, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2025 | 751 | |
| May 7, 2025 | 822 | +71 |
| May 8, 2025 | 637 | -185 |
| September 30, 2025 | 482 | -155 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Reserve, NM covers the area today.
Nearby
- Reserve, NM27 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Silver City, NM44 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Arenas Valley, NM44 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Santa Clara, NM46 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Clifton, AZ48 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Bayard, NM48 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
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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 September 30, 2025 at 11:21 AM MDT. Identifier 2025-NMGNF-000261.