206 Fire
The 206 Fire was reported on April 12, 2018 in Lea County, New Mexico and burned 44,162 acres. It was declared out on May 9, 2018.
- Size
- 44,162 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 12, 2018
- Personnel
- 4
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 33.498, -103.338.
The incident
- Size
- 44,162 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 12, 2018 at 2:38 PM MDT
- Contained
- May 9, 2018 at 9:00 AM MDT
- Declared out
- May 9, 2018 at 9:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Unknown
- Location
- East of Hy 206 between Tatum and Milnesand
- County
- Lea County
- State
- New Mexico
- Protecting agency
- SF
- Jurisdiction
- SF
- Personnel assigned
- 4
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $83,470
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-NMN5S-000199
- IRWIN identifier
- 01A26B6C-DF22-4C24-8DD2-69E1217437B8
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Tatum, 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 May 9, 2018 at 2:13 PM MDT. Identifier 2018-NMN5S-000199.