Soldier Hill Fire
The Soldier Hill Fire was reported on July 16, 2016 in Lea County, New Mexico and burned 2,000 acres. It was declared out on July 17, 2016. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,000 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 16, 2016
- Personnel
- 27
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 33.299, -103.628.
The incident
- Size
- 2,000 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 16, 2016 at 5:37 PM MDT
- Contained
- July 16, 2016 at 8:39 PM MDT
- Controlled
- July 17, 2016 at 1:00 AM MDT
- Declared out
- July 17, 2016 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Lea County
- State
- New Mexico
- Nearest city reported
- Tatum
- Protecting agency
- SF
- Personnel assigned
- 27
- 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-000463
- IRWIN identifier
- 9B905F50-70A1-4819-ABD3-CCDD22F5F099
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Tatum, 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 July 27, 2016 at 5:08 PM MDT. Identifier 2016-NMN5S-000463.