Wildfires in Rio Arriba County
New Mexico
Fire-weather risk today
Very low
tomorrow: Very low · steady
Fires in 2026
71
71 total since 2026
Area burned 2026
2053 ha
from official WFIGS perimeters
Air quality now
Fair
EAQI 29· PM2.5 1.5 µg/m³ · includes wildfire smoke
Fire-weather and air-quality figures are modelled at state level (cell-36:-107) — not per county. Fire counts, perimeters and areas below are per county, from official records.
Fires by year
First season on record — year-over-year comparisons appear as we accumulate history.
Fire history
J-5 Road · Wildfire · Natural › Boyer Gulch · Wildfire · Natural › Azotea · Wildfire · Natural › American Mesa · Wildfire · Natural › Stone Lake · Wildfire · Natural › Devil Springs · Wildfire · Natural › 506 Rd · Wildfire · Natural › Arroyo · Wildfire · Natural › Wild Elk · Wildfire › Button Thomas · Wildfire › 428 · Wildfire · Human › Hatchery · Wildfire · Human › Coyote Creek · Wildfire · Natural › Nacimiento Peak · Wildfire › Juniper · Wildfire · Natural › Yolanda · Wildfire · Natural › Gallina Mesa · Wildfire › Sheep Corral · Wildfire · Natural › Saltero Canyon · Wildfire · Natural › Mogote Ridge · Wildfire ›Incident records from NIFC/WFIGS (public domain). Fire-weather risk is our own estimate (Canadian FWI on Open-Meteo forecasts), not an official warning — for those see your National Weather Service office. In an emergency call 911.