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Fires Near Ruidoso, NMUnited States flag

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

3
Fires within 100 mi
91 mi
Nearest fire
0
Weather alerts
35
Air quality · Good

All clear

Live risk assessment for Ruidoso, NM

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No significant wildfire threat near this location right now.

There are currently 31 active fires within 300 miles of Ruidoso, NM, including 3 within 100 miles. None are inside Ruidoso city limits. The most significant is the Rocky Hills fire, 93 miles away at 480 acres. Air quality at this location is good (AQI 35).

  • No active fires within 50 miles, no fire weather alerts, and clean air right now.

House pin: Ruidoso, NM. Bold outline: Ruidoso 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
1
0 acres
≤ 100 mi
3
520 acres
≤ 200 mi
17
16K acres
≤ 300 mi
31
19K acres

This season vs the last decade

5% of an average year
Burned so far in 2026307 acres
10-year average (2016–2025, full year)6.0K acres

So far in 2026, 307 acres have burned within 25 miles of Ruidoso, 5% of the 6.0K acres burned in an average full year from 2016 to 2025.

Active fires near Ruidoso, NM

Every active fire within 300 miles, closest first.

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Historic fires near Ruidoso

The largest wildfires on record within 100 miles.

Donaldson
2011
101,563 acres · 25 mi away
Peppin
2004
64,488 acres · 23 mi away

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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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