Turkey Fire
The Turkey Fire was reported on June 5, 2016 in Grant County, New Mexico and burned 6,920 acres. It was declared out on September 7, 2016. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 6,920 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 5, 2016
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 33.149, -108.326.
The incident
- Size
- 6,920 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 5, 2016 at 7:19 PM MDT
- Contained
- July 14, 2016 at 8:00 AM MDT
- Controlled
- August 25, 2016 at 7:30 AM MDT
- Declared out
- September 7, 2016 at 7:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Grant County
- State
- New Mexico
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $100,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-NMGNF-000246
- IRWIN identifier
- 75CE707A-239F-4AB4-83D1-479D6DFC5916
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Arenas Valley, 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 September 7, 2016 at 7:59 AM MDT. Identifier 2016-NMGNF-000246.