Frier Fire
The Frier Fire was reported on May 18, 2018 in Lea County, New Mexico and burned 2,944 acres. It was declared out on May 19, 2018. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 2,944 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 18, 2018
- Personnel
- 35
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 33.170, -103.611.
The incident
- Size
- 2,944 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 18, 2018 at 3:10 PM MDT
- Contained
- May 18, 2018 at 6:30 PM MDT
- Controlled
- May 19, 2018 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- May 19, 2018 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- HWY 457, MM 17; SOUTHWEST OF TATUM
- County
- Lea County
- State
- New Mexico
- Protecting agency
- SF
- Jurisdiction
- SF
- Personnel assigned
- 35
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $10,600
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-NMN5S-000335
- IRWIN identifier
- E7C97F83-D28A-4A77-ABFC-AC6C0C914651
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Tatum, NM covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 June 21, 2018 at 5:14 PM MDT. Identifier 2018-NMN5S-000335.