Beehive Fire (NM)
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Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Location
- 12 Miles NW from Tres Piedras, NM
- Personnel
- 3
- Complexity
- Type 4 Incident
- Fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Behavior
- Minimal, Smoldering, Backing
- Jurisdiction
- USFS · Federal land
Burning across 4,728 acres of federal timber, grass, and understory land in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, the Beehive Fire has reached full containment after a 40-day run that averaged approximately 118 acres of growth per day. Located 12 miles northwest of Tres Piedras, the incident is managed under a Type 4 Incident Command by the USFS with a small crew of 3 personnel. Current fire behavior is reported as minimal, smoldering, and backing.
Suppression efforts for this federal incident have accrued a total cost of $4,607,294.68. The fire's progression unfolds against a broader national backdrop where 2,603,769 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure 52 percent below the two-decade average for a typical fire season that spans from June to October.
In context
This wildfire burned in New Mexico for 43 days. In total it burned about 4,728 acres — around 19 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
The bigger picture in United States
Across United States, roughly 3,005,648 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 45% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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