Griffith Fire
The Griffith Fire was reported on June 23, 2017 in Quay County, New Mexico and burned 5,120 acres. It was declared out on June 26, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 5,120 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 23, 2017
- Personnel
- 9
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 35.425, -103.058.
The incident
- Size
- 5,120 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 23, 2017 at 9:01 AM MDT
- Contained
- June 23, 2017 at 10:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- June 24, 2017 at 5:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- June 26, 2017 at 5:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 2 miles west of Romero, NM
- County
- Quay County
- State
- New Mexico
- Nearest city reported
- Romero, NM
- Protecting agency
- SF
- Personnel assigned
- 9
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Chaparral (6 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $7,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-NMN4S-000258
- IRWIN identifier
- 149D5D26-8F92-4DBB-9F25-9D53769CB8F4
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Logan, 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 July 2, 2017 at 9:34 AM MDT. Identifier 2017-NMN4S-000258.