Middle Mesa Fire
The Middle Mesa Fire was reported on August 1, 2025 in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico and burned 5,145 acres. It was declared out on October 20, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 5,145 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 1, 2025
- Personnel
- 1
Radar
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Map
Perimeter mapped January 15, 2026 at 1:11 PM MST, 5,031 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 36.970, -107.330.
The incident
- Size
- 5,145 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 1, 2025 at 10:27 AM MDT
- Contained
- September 11, 2025 at 2:27 PM MDT
- Controlled
- September 26, 2025 at 11:43 AM MDT
- Declared out
- October 20, 2025 at 12:28 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 22 Miles W from Dulce, NM
- County
- Rio Arriba County
- State
- New Mexico
- Nearest city reported
- Dulce, NM
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Dormant Brush, Hardwood Slash
- Estimated cost to date
- $10,500,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-NMCAF-000416
- IRWIN identifier
- 923952B4-F9B4-40B0-B78D-CA7120ABF128
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 5, 2025 (2,567 acres) to January 15, 2026 (5,031 acres). The largest one-day growth was 1,076 acres, mapped August 6, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 5, 2025 | 2,567 | |
| August 6, 2025 | 3,643 | +1,076 |
| August 7, 2025 | 4,178 | +535 |
| August 8, 2025 | 5,000 | +822 |
| August 9, 2025 | 5,051 | +51 |
| August 10, 2025 | 5,047 | -4 |
| August 11, 2025 | 5,031 | -16 |
| January 15, 2026 | 5,031 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Navajo, 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 January 15, 2026 at 1:11 PM MST. Identifier 2025-NMCAF-000416.