Tusas Fire
The Tusas Fire was reported on April 22, 2026 in San Miguel County, New Mexico and burned 233 acres. It is 100 percent contained.
- Size
- 233 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 22, 2026
- Personnel
- 72
Radar
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Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS and NOAA Storm Prediction Center. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
Map
Perimeter mapped April 23, 2026 at 8:02 AM MDT, 232 acres (auto-generated for inform). Point of origin 35.776, -105.313.
The incident
- Size
- 233 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 22, 2026 at 3:59 PM MDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 3 Miles W from Sapello, NM
- County
- San Miguel County
- State
- New Mexico
- Protecting agency
- SF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 72
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,272,880
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-NMN4S-000147
- IRWIN identifier
- 280C8389-B628-44A5-9C12-975E51FACEBC
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from April 23, 2026 (230 acres) to April 25, 2026 (232 acres). The largest one-day growth was 3 acres, mapped April 24, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| April 23, 2026 | 230 | |
| April 24, 2026 | 233 | +3 |
| April 25, 2026 | 232 | -1 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Las Vegas, 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 May 12, 2026 at 11:04 AM MDT. Identifier 2026-NMN4S-000147.