Whiskey Fire
Active
Torrance County, New Mexico · Discovered August 21, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 5 days ago · Perimeter mapped 5 days ago (NIFC WFIGS)
Whiskey Fire
The Whiskey Fire fire has burned 542 acres in Torrance County, New Mexico. Crews have reached 75% containment. It has shown no measurable growth in the last 24 hours. Air quality near the fire is good (AQI 18). 1 personnel are assigned to the incident.
Latest official update
August 27, 2026On August 21, 2026 at 1350 the Whiskey Fire smoke was reported by Capilla Peak Lookout.The cause was determined to be lightning strike burning within mixed conifer within steep terrain north of Osha Peak, south of Capilla Peak and west of the Manzano Crest Trail in the Manzano Mountain Wilderness within the Mountainair Ranger District of the Cibola National Forest.
Read the full update on InciWebPosted by the incident management team on InciWeb (inciweb.wildfire.gov).
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Incident timeline
Generated automatically from official feeds the moment they change: size, containment, evacuation zones, aircraft, and incident team updates.
Firefighting aircraft on scene (T883)
5 days ago · October 1, 2026Containment rose to 75%
15 days ago · September 21, 2026Grew 105 acres in 10 hours to 537 acres
21 days ago · September 15, 2026Mapped size revised down to 432 acres (from 542)
22 days ago · September 15, 2026Containment rose to 48%
22 days ago · September 14, 2026Grew 83 acres in 24 hours to 542 acres
22 days ago · September 14, 2026Grew 66 acres in 11 days to 459 acres
23 days ago · September 14, 2026Containment rose to 42%
29 days ago · September 8, 2026Containment rose to 30%
32 days ago · September 4, 2026Containment rose to 19%
34 days ago · September 3, 2026Grew 52 acres in 3 days to 393 acres
34 days ago · September 3, 2026Grew 258 acres in 7 hours to 341 acres
37 days ago · August 30, 2026Mapped size revised down to 83 acres (from 181)
37 days ago · August 30, 2026Containment dropped to 0% (from 52%)
39 days ago · August 29, 2026Grew 98 acres in 27 hours to 181 acres
39 days ago · August 29, 2026Grew 33 acres in 29 hours to 83 acres
40 days ago · August 28, 2026Official incident page published on InciWeb: 2026 Whiskey Fire
40 days ago · August 27, 2026Grew 28 acres in 26 hours to 50 acres
41 days ago · August 26, 2026Now mapped at 23 acres
42 days ago · August 25, 2026Fire first listed in official incident feeds
46 days ago · August 21, 2026
Raw growth & containment readings
| Recorded | Size | Contained |
|---|---|---|
| 9/21/2026, 10:53:55 PM | 542 acres | 75% |
| 9/18/2026, 11:14:23 PM | 542 acres | 52% |
| 9/15/2026, 11:26:20 PM | 542 acres | 48% |
| 9/15/2026, 1:16:04 PM | 537 acres | 48% |
| 9/15/2026, 3:21:03 AM | 432 acres | 48% |
| 9/14/2026, 11:36:04 PM | 542 acres | 48% |
| 9/14/2026, 4:36:02 PM | 432 acres | 42% |
| 9/14/2026, 12:05:44 AM | 459 acres | 42% |
| 9/9/2026, 11:41:29 PM | 432 acres | 42% |
| 9/9/2026, 12:16:27 AM | 400 acres | 42% |
| 9/8/2026, 2:46:12 AM | 393 acres | 42% |
| 9/7/2026, 12:55:47 AM | 380 acres | 30% |
| 9/4/2026, 10:38:59 PM | 393 acres | 30% |
| 9/4/2026, 9:08:53 PM | 380 acres | 19% |
| 9/4/2026, 12:49:18 AM | 393 acres | 19% |
| 9/3/2026, 11:44:18 PM | 380 acres | 19% |
| 9/3/2026, 2:33:57 AM | 393 acres | 19% |
| 9/2/2026, 8:19:41 PM | 380 acres | 0% |
| 9/1/2026, 12:43:03 AM | 351 acres | 0% |
| 8/31/2026, 11:41:59 PM | 370 acres | 0% |
Recorded by Fire Nearby each time upstream data changes.
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