Sacaton Fire
The Sacaton Fire was reported on June 21, 2026 in Catron County, New Mexico and burned 9,861 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 9,861 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 21, 2026
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeter mapped July 11, 2026 at 1:28 PM MDT, 9,861 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 33.275, -108.674.
The incident
- Size
- 9,861 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 21, 2026 at 3:36 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 15 Miles E from Glenwood, NM
- County
- Catron County
- State
- New Mexico
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $3,830,512
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-NMGNF-000354
- IRWIN identifier
- 530C7FA3-1421-4F31-9CE2-BDF33340691B
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 29, 2026 (372 acres) to July 13, 2026 (9,861 acres). The largest one-day growth was 4,316 acres, mapped July 2, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 29, 2026 | 372 | |
| July 1, 2026 | 1,229 | +857 |
| July 2, 2026 | 5,546 | +4,317 |
| July 3, 2026 | 6,782 | +1,236 |
| July 4, 2026 | 8,905 | +2,123 |
| July 5, 2026 | 9,274 | +369 |
| July 7, 2026 | 9,590 | +316 |
| July 8, 2026 | 9,675 | +85 |
| July 10, 2026 | 9,737 | +62 |
| July 11, 2026 | 9,848 | +111 |
| July 13, 2026 | 9,861 | +13 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Reserve, NM covers the area today.
Nearby
- Reserve, NM31 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Clifton, AZ39 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Morenci, AZ41 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Silver City, NM42 miles southeast 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
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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 July 29, 2026 at 3:05 PM MDT. Identifier 2026-NMGNF-000354.