Beehive Fire
The Beehive Fire was reported on June 26, 2026 in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico and burned 4,728 acres. It was fully contained on July 16, 2026.
- Size
- 4,728 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 26, 2026
- Personnel
- 3
Map
Perimeter mapped June 28, 2026 at 5:09 PM MDT, 4,728 acres (auto-generated for inform). Point of origin 36.737, -106.165.
The incident
- Size
- 4,728 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 26, 2026 at 1:04 PM MDT
- Contained
- July 16, 2026 at 5:54 PM MDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 12 Miles NW from Tres Piedras, NM
- County
- Rio Arriba County
- State
- New Mexico
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 3
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $4,607,295
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-NMCAF-000357
- IRWIN identifier
- E1185387-9741-4D08-8A42-A9F3562411BA
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 29, 2026 (3,121 acres) to July 5, 2026 (4,728 acres). The largest one-day growth was 1,049 acres, mapped June 30, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 29, 2026 | 3,121 | |
| June 30, 2026 | 4,171 | +1,050 |
| July 1, 2026 | 4,289 | +118 |
| July 2, 2026 | 4,408 | +119 |
| July 3, 2026 | 4,554 | +146 |
| July 4, 2026 | 4,728 | +174 |
| July 5, 2026 | 4,728 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Tierra Amarilla, NM covers the area today.
Nearby
- Tierra Amarilla, NM21 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Chama, NM26 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Questa, NM32 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Arroyo Seco, NM36 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Taos, NM40 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Taos Pueblo, NM40 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 August 8, 2026 at 4:18 PM MDT. Identifier 2026-NMCAF-000357.