Crossroads West Fire
The Crossroads West Fire was reported on February 28, 2017 in Lea County, New Mexico and burned 2,075 acres. It was declared out on March 1, 2017. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 2,075 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 28, 2017
- Personnel
- 48
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 33.525, -103.392.
The incident
- Size
- 2,075 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 28, 2017 at 1:56 PM MST
- Contained
- February 28, 2017 at 3:30 PM MST
- Controlled
- February 28, 2017 at 6:30 PM MST
- Declared out
- March 1, 2017 at 6:00 PM MST
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Lea County
- State
- New Mexico
- Protecting agency
- SF
- Personnel assigned
- 48
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $15,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-NMN5S-000064
- IRWIN identifier
- C7DA17C2-C2C4-489C-B87B-BD93EEA6DDEA
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Tatum, 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 14, 2017 at 10:24 AM MDT. Identifier 2017-NMN5S-000064.