Straw Fire
The Straw Fire was reported on June 9, 2017 in Catron County, New Mexico and burned 9,360 acres. It was declared out on August 21, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 9,360 acres
- Contained
- 99%
- Discovered
- June 9, 2017
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 33.234, -108.369.
The incident
- Size
- 9,360 acres
- Containment
- 99%
- Discovered
- June 9, 2017 at 1:26 PM MDT
- Contained
- July 13, 2017 at 5:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- July 19, 2017 at 8:00 AM MDT
- Declared out
- August 21, 2017 at 9:30 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 1.5 Miles west of the Gila Cliff Dwellings
- County
- Catron County
- State
- New Mexico
- Nearest city reported
- Cliff Dwellings
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $150,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-NMGNF-000193
- IRWIN identifier
- 8E5568B2-6D38-4A8F-8C87-9739403D8242
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Arenas Valley, NM covers the area today.
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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 August 21, 2017 at 9:43 AM MDT. Identifier 2017-NMGNF-000193.