Taylor Canyon Fire
The Taylor Canyon Fire was reported on July 6, 2017 in Socorro County, New Mexico and burned 4,728 acres. It was declared out on September 28, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 4,728 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 6, 2017
- Personnel
- 4
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 33.890, -107.636.
The incident
- Size
- 4,728 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 6, 2017 at 4:04 PM MDT
- Contained
- July 24, 2017 at 8:00 AM MDT
- Controlled
- September 28, 2017 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- September 28, 2017 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 20 miles southwest of Magdalena NM
- County
- Socorro County
- State
- New Mexico
- Nearest city reported
- Magdela NM
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 4
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $390,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-NMCIF-000252
- IRWIN identifier
- 6233F8D6-92BF-4BB2-86FD-DB963919A866
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Magdalena, NM covers the area today.
Nearby
- Magdalena, NM27 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Alamo, NM37 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Socorro, NM44 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Truth or Consequences, NM57 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Elephant Butte, NM57 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Jarales, NM71 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
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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 September 28, 2017 at 11:14 AM MDT. Identifier 2017-NMCIF-000252.