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Fires Near Albuquerque, NMUnited States flag

Live wildfire tracking around Albuquerque: every active fire within 300 miles with distance, size, containment, wind, smoke, and air quality, from official US sources.

6
Fires within 100 mi
30 mi
Nearest fire
0
Weather alerts
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Air quality · Good

All clear

Live risk assessment for Albuquerque, NM

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No significant wildfire threat near this location right now.

There are currently 46 active fires within 300 miles of Albuquerque, NM, including 6 within 100 miles. None are inside Albuquerque city limits. The most significant is the Frijoles fire, 73 miles away at 4,159 acres, 0% contained. Air quality at this location is good (AQI 35).

  • The nearest fire is 30 miles away.

House pin: Albuquerque, NM. Bold outline: Albuquerque city limits. Dashed rings show distance from the city center. Wind arrows appear on significant fires as you zoom in.

Fires by distance

City limits
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no fires
≤ 25 mi
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no fires
≤ 50 mi
3
315 acres
≤ 100 mi
6
4,544 acres
≤ 200 mi
27
18K acres
≤ 300 mi
46
348K acres

This season vs the last decade

3% of an average year
Burned so far in 202667 acres
10-year average (2016–2025, full year)2.2K acres

So far in 2026, 67 acres have burned within 25 miles of Albuquerque, 3% of the 2.2K acres burned in an average full year from 2016 to 2025.

Active fires near Albuquerque, NM

Every active fire within 300 miles, closest first.

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Historic fires near Albuquerque

The largest wildfires on record within 100 miles.

Hermits Peak
2022
341,735 acres · 83 mi away
Las Conchas
2011
156,593 acres · 51 mi away

Explore the full record in the history near me search.

Emergency resources for New Mexico

Official channels for evacuation orders, shelters, and emergency alerts. In an immediate emergency, call 911.

New Mexico DHSEMAlertsState emergency management and fire updates.dhsem.nm.govRed Cross open shelter mapSheltersLive map of currently open emergency shelters nationwide.redcross.orgInciWeb incident informationEvacuationsOfficial updates, closures, and evacuation notices for federal wildfires.inciweb.wildfire.govDisasterAssistance.govFire infoFEMA assistance programs if you are affected by a declared disaster.disasterassistance.govState emergency management directoryAlertsUSA.gov directory of every state emergency management agency.usa.gov

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