Cooney Fire
The Cooney Fire was reported on July 8, 2016 in Catron County, New Mexico and burned 3,620 acres. It was declared out on August 18, 2016. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 3,620 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 8, 2016
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 33.433, -108.240.
The incident
- Size
- 3,620 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 8, 2016 at 4:03 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 18, 2016 at 1:30 PM MDT
- Declared out
- August 18, 2016 at 2:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Catron County
- State
- New Mexico
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Estimated cost to date
- $834,209
- Part of
- Black Range Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-NMGNF-000402
- IRWIN identifier
- 8A7CAA89-B5BD-4F0C-9D6E-B51E5E047149
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Reserve, 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 August 26, 2016 at 9:26 AM MDT. Identifier 2016-NMGNF-000402.