Bruton Fire
The Bruton Fire was reported on February 19, 2016 in Socorro County, New Mexico and burned 2,331 acres. It was declared out on February 22, 2016. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 2,331 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- February 19, 2016
Radar
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Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS and NOAA Storm Prediction Center. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 33.981, -107.672.
The incident
- Size
- 2,331 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- February 19, 2016 at 12:05 PM MST
- Contained
- February 20, 2016 at 11:00 AM MST
- Controlled
- February 22, 2016 at 8:30 AM MST
- Declared out
- February 22, 2016 at 12:00 PM MST
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Socorro County
- State
- New Mexico
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-NMN3S-000040
- IRWIN identifier
- 88F64A86-602A-48D8-827F-56668ECDB932
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Magdalena, NM covers the area today.
Nearby
- Magdalena, NM26 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Alamo, NM32 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Socorro, NM45 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Truth or Consequences, NM64 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Elephant Butte, NM64 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Jarales, NM68 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
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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 13, 2016 at 8:10 AM MDT. Identifier 2016-NMN3S-000040.