Palmer Fire
The Palmer Fire was reported on September 12, 2017 in San Miguel County, New Mexico and burned 1,034 acres. It was declared out on November 7, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,034 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 12, 2017
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 35.368, -105.551.
The incident
- Size
- 1,034 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 12, 2017 at 5:51 PM MDT
- Contained
- October 12, 2017 at 10:00 AM MDT
- Declared out
- November 7, 2017 at 9:00 AM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 8 miles southeast of Rowe, NM
- County
- San Miguel County
- State
- New Mexico
- Nearest city reported
- Rowe, NM
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $290,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-NMSNF-000534
- IRWIN identifier
- A21D7009-EE6C-4E16-B6F4-EBF19CE13296
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for East Pecos, NM covers the area today.
Nearby
- East Pecos, NM16 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Pecos, NM16 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Las Vegas, NM24 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Eldorado at Santa Fe, NM24 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Santa Fe, NM31 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Agua Fria, NM33 miles northwest 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 November 7, 2017 at 2:35 PM MST. Identifier 2017-NMSNF-000534.