Whitewater Fire
The Whitewater Fire was reported on June 24, 2017 in Hidalgo County, New Mexico and burned 2,000 acres. It was declared out on July 15, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,000 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 24, 2017
- Personnel
- 2
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 31.342, -108.590.
The incident
- Size
- 2,000 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 24, 2017 at 8:46 PM MST
- Contained
- June 28, 2017 at 5:00 PM MST
- Controlled
- June 30, 2017 at 5:00 PM MST
- Declared out
- July 15, 2017 at 5:00 PM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 4 miles northwest of Antelope Wells, New Mexico
- County
- Hidalgo County
- State
- New Mexico
- Protecting agency
- SF
- Personnel assigned
- 2
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-NMN3S-000258
- IRWIN identifier
- 46BAF6FD-6953-4748-A581-00EC6551AFB3
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Douglas, AZ 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 July 18, 2017 at 11:53 AM MST. Identifier 2017-NMN3S-000258.