Bear Fire
The Bear Fire was reported on June 9, 2026 in Catron County, New Mexico and burned 7,769 acres. It was declared out on August 9, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 7,769 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 9, 2026
- Personnel
- 169
Map
Perimeter mapped June 15, 2026 at 11:12 AM MDT, 7,764 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 34.047, -108.293.
The incident
- Size
- 7,769 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 9, 2026 at 1:51 PM MDT
- Contained
- June 22, 2026 at 4:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- July 24, 2026 at 9:00 AM MDT
- Declared out
- August 9, 2026 at 4:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 18 Miles SE from Quemado, NM
- County
- Catron County
- State
- New Mexico
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 169
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $11,307,102
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-NMGNF-000307
- IRWIN identifier
- 389CA949-636F-434B-B4BE-25DD2D36FAD6
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 10, 2026 (59 acres) to June 16, 2026 (7,764 acres). The largest one-day growth was 4,124 acres, mapped June 12, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 10, 2026 | 59 | |
| June 11, 2026 | 914 | +855 |
| June 12, 2026 | 5,038 | +4,124 |
| June 13, 2026 | 6,631 | +1,593 |
| June 14, 2026 | 6,909 | +278 |
| June 15, 2026 | 7,769 | +860 |
| June 16, 2026 | 7,764 | -5 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Reserve, 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 August 10, 2026 at 9:38 AM MDT. Identifier 2026-NMGNF-000307.