Dean Fire
The Dean Fire was reported on July 27, 2016 in Lea County, New Mexico and burned 1,500 acres. It was declared out on July 29, 2016. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,500 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 27, 2016
- Personnel
- 30
Radar
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Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 32.981, -103.264.
The incident
- Size
- 1,500 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 27, 2016 at 5:16 PM MDT
- Contained
- July 27, 2016 at 6:50 PM MDT
- Controlled
- July 27, 2016 at 9:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- July 29, 2016 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Lea County
- State
- New Mexico
- Nearest city reported
- Lovington
- Protecting agency
- SF
- Personnel assigned
- 30
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $15,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-NMN5S-000509
- IRWIN identifier
- 9FD1525D-CB56-4520-9AC8-DD117BF82036
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Lovington, NM covers the area today.
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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 8, 2016 at 11:05 AM MDT. Identifier 2016-NMN5S-000509.