Emery Gap Fire
The Emery Gap Fire was reported on June 7, 2018 in Union County, New Mexico and burned 1,135 acres. It was declared out on July 27, 2018. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,135 acres
- Contained
- 92%
- Discovered
- June 7, 2018
- Personnel
- 25
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 36.987, -103.940.
The incident
- Size
- 1,135 acres
- Containment
- 92%
- Discovered
- June 7, 2018 at 8:00 PM MDT
- Contained
- June 15, 2018 at 5:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- June 15, 2018 at 1:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- July 27, 2018 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 8 miles North of Folsom, NM
- County
- Union County
- State
- New Mexico
- Nearest city reported
- Near Folsom, NM
- Protecting agency
- SF
- Jurisdiction
- SF
- Personnel assigned
- 25
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $650,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-NMN2S-000378
- IRWIN identifier
- 5FB755E2-0A1E-429D-A0E2-73472124DFA3
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Raton, 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 July 27, 2018 at 12:13 PM MDT. Identifier 2018-NMN2S-000378.