The fire has burned 2 square miles of pine forest on tribal land a mile from Mescalero with containment lines around 5 percent of the perimeter.
A top-tier incident management team that assumed command Saturday said there was minimal growth of the fire overnight and that a previous, larger size estimate was reduced after more accurate mapping.
No structures have been destroyed, but officials said 100 homes were under evacuation orders.
Cause of the fire’s start Thursday was under investigation.