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Whiskey Fire Ignited in New Mexico

Monday, September 7, 2026

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The Whiskey Fire was reported on August 21, 2026, at 13:50 by the Capilla Peak Lookout. It is burning within mixed conifer forest in steep terrain north of Osha Peak, south of Capilla Peak, and west of the Manzano Crest Trail in the Manzano Mountain Wilderness.

The fire's cause was determined to be a lightning strike. Per the source, the fire is located within the Mountainair Ranger District of the Cibola National Forest in New Mexico, not in Okanogan–Omak, WA.

📄 Source: InciWeb Active Wildfires — http://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/nmcif-whiskey-fire-mountainair-ranger-district

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Every factual claim below was checked against the original public record. Source: original document ↗

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The Whiskey Fire was reported on August 21, 2026“On August 21, 2026 at 1350 the Whiskey Fire smoke was reported by Capilla Peak Lookout.”
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The Whiskey Fire was reported at 13:50“On August 21, 2026 at 1350 the Whiskey Fire smoke was reported by Capilla Peak Lookout.”
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The Whiskey Fire was reported by the Capilla Peak Lookout“On August 21, 2026 at 1350 the Whiskey Fire smoke was reported by Capilla Peak Lookout.”
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The Whiskey Fire is burning within mixed conifer forest“The cause was determined to be lightning strike burning within mixed conifer within steep terrain north of Osha Peak, south of Capilla Peak and west of the Manzano Crest Trail in the Manzano Mountain Wilderness within the Mountainair Ranger District of the Cibola National Forest.”
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The Whiskey Fire is burning in steep terrain“burning within mixed conifer within steep terrain north of Osha Peak, south of Capilla Peak and west of the Manzano Crest Trail in the Manzano Mountain Wilderness within the Mountainair Ranger District of the Cibola National Forest.”
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The Whiskey Fire is north of Osha Peak“north of Osha Peak, south of Capilla Peak and west of the Manzano Crest Trail in the Manzano Mountain Wilderness within the Mountainair Ranger District of the Cibola National Forest.”
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The Whiskey Fire is south of Capilla Peak“north of Osha Peak, south of Capilla Peak and west of the Manzano Crest Trail in the Manzano Mountain Wilderness within the Mountainair Ranger District of the Cibola National Forest.”
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The Whiskey Fire is west of the Manzano Crest Trail“north of Osha Peak, south of Capilla Peak and west of the Manzano Crest Trail in the Manzano Mountain Wilderness within the Mountainair Ranger District of the Cibola National Forest.”
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The Whiskey Fire is in the Manzano Mountain Wilderness“within the Manzano Mountain Wilderness within the Mountainair Ranger District of the Cibola National Forest.”
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The fire's cause was determined to be a lightning strike“The cause was determined to be lightning strike burning within mixed conifer within steep terrain north of Osha Peak, south of Capilla Peak and west of the Manzano Crest Trail in the Manzano Mountain Wilderness within the Mountainair Ranger District of the Cibola National Forest.”
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The fire is located within the Mountainair Ranger District“Mountainair Ranger District of the Cibola National Forest.”
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The fire is located within the Cibola National Forest“within the Mountainair Ranger District of the Cibola National Forest.”
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The fire is located in New Mexico“Mountainair Ranger District - Cibola National Forest & National Grasslands”
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The fire is not in Okanogan–Omak, WA“Location Mountainair Ranger District - Cibola National Forest & National Grasslands”