"The fire’s rapid growth to 51 acres over a few months highlights the potential for significant impact in the region, especially given the lack of containment information and the undetermined cause."
The San Hilario wildfire was discovered on 2026-06-28 at 19:00:00 in San Miguel County, New Mexico. As of the latest update on 2026-09-07, the fire has burned 51 acres, but no containment percentage or fire behavior details have been released. The cause remains undetermined and no jurisdictional agency has been identified. With no further updates on containment or resource deployment, the situation remains uncertain.
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IRWIN ID: {5E961A0D-C4E9-41B2-AAA0-2526C3AC4820}
Discovered: Jun 28, 2026
Cause: Undetermined
Coordinates: 35.3368, -104.0701
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The San Hilario Fire has burned 51 acres as of September 7, 2026.
Containment has not been officially reported for the San Hilario Fire.
The official cause has been listed as: Undetermined.
The San Hilario Fire is burning in San Miguel, NM.
The San Hilario Fire is no longer in our filtered incident feed. This alone does not confirm extinguishment.
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