Frio Fire
The Frio Fire was reported on August 1, 2026 in Cibola County, New Mexico and burned 152 acres. It was declared out on August 20, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 152 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 1, 2026
- Personnel
- 11
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 35.282, -107.491.
The incident
- Size
- 152 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 1, 2026 at 3:32 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 11, 2026 at 6:14 PM MDT
- Controlled
- August 14, 2026 at 2:30 PM MDT
- Declared out
- August 20, 2026 at 8:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 36 Miles E from ALBUQUERQUE, NM
- County
- Cibola County
- State
- New Mexico
- Nearest city reported
- GRANTS
- Protecting agency
- SF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 11
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $400,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-NMN6S-000506
- IRWIN identifier
- F662FD6E-4819-4B5D-A3AC-F5C39994EF2A
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Paraje, 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 September 3, 2026 at 5:58 PM MDT. Identifier 2026-NMN6S-000506.