Hondito Fire
The Hondito Fire was reported on May 15, 2017 in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico and burned 7,020 acres. It was declared out on August 2, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 7,020 acres
- Contained
- 80%
- Discovered
- May 15, 2017
- Personnel
- 36
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 36.587, -106.022.
The incident
- Size
- 7,020 acres
- Containment
- 80%
- Discovered
- May 15, 2017 at 6:55 PM MDT
- Contained
- June 7, 2017 at 8:15 AM MDT
- Controlled
- July 16, 2017 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- August 2, 2017 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- Fire is located near Hondito Canyon adjacent to Forest Road 222
- County
- Rio Arriba County
- State
- New Mexico
- Nearest city reported
- Tres Piedras
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 36
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $625,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-NMCAF-000111
- IRWIN identifier
- 8A6052CA-D2E2-49DB-9EB0-97B7F29548A9
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for El Rito, 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 April 16, 2018 at 2:55 PM MDT. Identifier 2017-NMCAF-000111.