Anderson Ranch Fire
The Anderson Ranch Fire was reported on March 1, 2018 in Lea County, New Mexico and burned 1,000 acres. It was declared out on March 1, 2018. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,000 acres
- Contained
- 85%
- Discovered
- March 1, 2018
- Personnel
- 18
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 33.112, -103.640.
The incident
- Size
- 1,000 acres
- Containment
- 85%
- Discovered
- March 1, 2018 at 11:35 AM MST
- Contained
- March 1, 2018 at 2:33 PM MST
- Controlled
- March 1, 2018 at 3:15 PM MST
- Declared out
- March 1, 2018 at 3:15 PM MST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- HWY 457 and Anderson Ranch
- County
- Lea County
- State
- New Mexico
- Protecting agency
- SF
- Personnel assigned
- 18
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $15,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-NMN5S-000089
- IRWIN identifier
- AADB2464-81C1-4DAB-8305-F0FF0E721D47
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Lovington, 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 April 9, 2018 at 1:18 PM MDT. Identifier 2018-NMN5S-000089.