Escondido Tanks Fire
The Escondido Tanks Fire was reported on April 28, 2018 in Otero County, New Mexico and burned 1,200 acres. It was declared out on May 14, 2018. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,200 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 28, 2018
- Personnel
- 6
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 32.131, -105.863.
The incident
- Size
- 1,200 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 28, 2018 at 7:39 PM MDT
- Contained
- April 30, 2018 at 5:02 PM MDT
- Controlled
- May 14, 2018 at 9:20 AM MDT
- Declared out
- May 14, 2018 at 9:30 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 15 NM SOUTHEAST OF OROGRANDE, NM
- County
- Otero County
- State
- New Mexico
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 6
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $30,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-NMLCD-000259
- IRWIN identifier
- 2B3B43EB-124D-4029-A018-EABC40128BBD
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Homestead Meadows North, TX covers the area today.
Nearby
- Homestead Meadows North, TX27 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Homestead Meadows South, TX28 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Chaparral, NM32 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Horizon City, TX36 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Agua Dulce, TX37 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Sparks, TX39 miles southwest 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 May 14, 2018 at 9:46 AM MDT. Identifier 2018-NMLCD-000259.