Seven Cabins Fire
The Seven Cabins Fire was reported on May 14, 2026 in Lincoln County, New Mexico and burned 31,860 acres. It was fully contained on June 11, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 31,860 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 14, 2026
- Personnel
- 121
Map
Perimeter mapped June 7, 2026 at 4:45 AM MDT, 31,860 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 33.606, -105.358.
The incident
- Size
- 31,860 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 14, 2026 at 2:06 AM MDT
- Contained
- June 11, 2026 at 5:24 PM MDT
- Controlled
- July 14, 2026 at 3:12 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 13 Miles NE from Capitan, NM
- County
- Lincoln County
- State
- New Mexico
- Nearest city reported
- Capitan
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 121
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $39,100,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-NMLNF-000335
- IRWIN identifier
- CEE6FE44-48EB-42FA-B351-5F3D8DFE5A2F
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from May 15, 2026 (503 acres) to June 7, 2026 (31,860 acres). The largest one-day growth was 6,392 acres, mapped May 18, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2026 | 503 | |
| May 16, 2026 | 2,645 | +2,142 |
| May 17, 2026 | 8,971 | +6,326 |
| May 18, 2026 | 15,363 | +6,392 |
| May 19, 2026 | 16,194 | +831 |
| May 20, 2026 | 16,704 | +510 |
| May 21, 2026 | 17,116 | +412 |
| May 22, 2026 | 21,574 | +4,458 |
| May 23, 2026 | 25,186 | +3,612 |
| May 24, 2026 | 26,433 | +1,247 |
| May 25, 2026 | 28,750 | +2,317 |
| May 26, 2026 | 28,750 | 0 |
| May 27, 2026 | 28,864 | +114 |
| May 28, 2026 | 28,907 | +43 |
| May 29, 2026 | 28,910 | +3 |
| May 30, 2026 | 28,980 | +70 |
| May 31, 2026 | 29,351 | +371 |
| June 1, 2026 | 30,420 | +1,069 |
| June 2, 2026 | 31,770 | +1,350 |
| June 3, 2026 | 31,846 | +76 |
| June 4, 2026 | 31,867 | +21 |
| June 5, 2026 | 31,870 | +3 |
| June 7, 2026 | 31,860 | -10 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Capitan, 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 September 9, 2026 at 11:45 AM MDT. Identifier 2026-NMLNF-000335.