Jester Fire
The Jester Fire was reported on February 21, 2016 in Quay County, New Mexico and burned 2,250 acres. It was declared out on February 22, 2016. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 2,250 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 21, 2016
- Personnel
- 21
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 34.959, -103.810.
The incident
- Size
- 2,250 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 21, 2016 at 3:00 PM MST
- Declared out
- February 22, 2016 at 7:00 PM MST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- Grass Fire
- County
- Quay County
- State
- New Mexico
- Nearest city reported
- Quay
- Personnel assigned
- 21
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $5,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-NMN4S-000027
- IRWIN identifier
- 7B554D84-FC0F-48D3-8A01-57076C7CC2F0
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Tucumcari, NM covers the area today.
Nearby
- Tucumcari, NM15 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Cannon Air Force Base, NM48 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Santa Rosa, NM49 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Clovis, NM51 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Texico, NM58 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Farwell, TX59 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
New Mexico wildfires today Wildfires of 2016 All current fires
Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated February 11, 2020 at 11:21 AM MST. Identifier 2016-NMN4S-000027.