Truck Fire
The Truck Fire was reported on February 29, 2016 in San Miguel County, New Mexico and burned 5,000 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 5,000 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 29, 2016
- Personnel
- 13
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 35.489, -104.905.
The incident
- Size
- 5,000 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 29, 2016 at 2:15 PM MST
- Cause
- Human
- County
- San Miguel County
- State
- New Mexico
- Nearest city reported
- 18 miles east of Las Vegas on State HWY 104
- Personnel assigned
- 13
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $15,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-NMN4S-1640220325
- IRWIN identifier
- B4BAAF74-8E97-4A32-A6BC-CE3E0CD6AAFD
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Las Vegas, 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 March 2, 2016 at 7:56 AM MST. Identifier 2016-NMN4S-1640220325.