Westhall 2 Fire
The Westhall 2 Fire was reported on July 24, 2016 in Lincoln County, New Mexico and burned 3,339 acres. It was declared out on July 25, 2016. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 3,339 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 24, 2016
- Personnel
- 3
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 33.554, -105.090.
The incident
- Size
- 3,339 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 24, 2016 at 7:58 AM MDT
- Controlled
- July 25, 2016 at 5:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- July 25, 2016 at 5:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Lincoln County
- State
- New Mexico
- Nearest city reported
- Arabela
- Protecting agency
- SF
- Personnel assigned
- 3
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $267,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-NMN5S-000487
- IRWIN identifier
- E6EAE6DD-1F36-473E-9A0A-C6B65946AB20
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Capitan, 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 8:38 AM MDT. Identifier 2016-NMN5S-000487.