New Mexico wildfires

Bledsoe 1 Fire

ContainedLea County, New Mexico2016Wildfire

The Bledsoe 1 Fire was reported on March 29, 2016 in Lea County, New Mexico and burned 3,000 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.

Size
3,000 acres
Contained
100%
Discovered
March 29, 2016
Personnel
25

Map

Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 33.538, -103.252.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Tatum

The incident

Size
3,000 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
March 29, 2016 at 2:12 PM MDT
Cause
Human
Location
Grass Fire
County
Lea County
State
New Mexico
Nearest city reported
Tatum
Protecting agency
SF
Personnel assigned
25
Incident management
Type 5 IC
Primary fuel
Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
Estimated cost to date
$10,000
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2016-NMN5S-1651390398
IRWIN identifier
160E1434-2B58-4C68-A065-E1540E13EDAC

Weather in the area

This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Tatum, NM covers the area today.

Nearby

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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated April 4, 2016 at 5:25 PM MDT. Identifier 2016-NMN5S-1651390398.