Kerr Fire
The Kerr Fire was reported on May 1, 2017 in Catron County, New Mexico and burned 11,886 acres. It was declared out on July 11, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 11,886 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 1, 2017
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 33.811, -108.476.
The incident
- Size
- 11,886 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 1, 2017 at 1:36 PM MDT
- Contained
- June 8, 2017 at 8:00 AM MDT
- Declared out
- July 11, 2017 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- John Kerr Peak
- County
- Catron County
- State
- New Mexico
- Nearest city reported
- Reserve
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $470,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-NMGNF-000093
- IRWIN identifier
- 98A45366-9DB8-495F-862A-D4D3A42F5C91
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Reserve, NM covers the area today.
Nearby
- Reserve, NM18 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Eagar, AZ51 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Springerville, AZ52 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Alamo, NM69 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Saint Johns, AZ70 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Clifton, AZ71 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
New Mexico wildfires today Wildfires of 2017 All current fires
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 11, 2017 at 12:44 PM MDT. Identifier 2017-NMGNF-000093.