Yates Fire
The Yates Fire was reported on November 28, 2016 in Harding County, New Mexico and burned 1,285 acres. It was declared out on December 2, 2016. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,285 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- November 28, 2016
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 36.027, -104.126.
The incident
- Size
- 1,285 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- November 28, 2016 at 4:00 PM MST
- Contained
- November 28, 2016 at 7:00 PM MST
- Controlled
- December 2, 2016 at 12:00 PM MST
- Declared out
- December 2, 2016 at 6:00 PM MST
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Harding County
- State
- New Mexico
- Protecting agency
- SF
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-NMN4S-000649
- IRWIN identifier
- 3FEDF273-4F8B-44FC-BD75-785D065468FD
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Mosquero, 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 January 3, 2017 at 8:04 AM MST. Identifier 2016-NMN4S-000649.