Bonita Fire
The Bonita Fire was reported on June 3, 2017 in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico and burned 7,495 acres. It was declared out on September 7, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 7,495 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 3, 2017
- Personnel
- 11
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 36.613, -106.199.
The incident
- Size
- 7,495 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 3, 2017 at 5:32 PM MDT
- Controlled
- July 27, 2017 at 4:24 PM MDT
- Declared out
- September 7, 2017 at 11:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- In the vicinity of Canon Plaza
- County
- Rio Arriba County
- State
- New Mexico
- Nearest city reported
- Canon Plaza
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 11
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $5,100,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-NMCAF-000152
- IRWIN identifier
- 9223556D-A0A4-47E7-90CA-11ED0FD1EE5F
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for El Rito, 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, 2017 at 10:57 AM MDT. Identifier 2017-NMCAF-000152.