Gravel Pit Fire
The Gravel Pit Fire was reported on April 27, 2018 in Catron County, New Mexico and burned 1,245 acres. It was declared out on April 30, 2018. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,245 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 27, 2018
- Personnel
- 36
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 34.044, -107.926.
The incident
- Size
- 1,245 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 27, 2018 at 5:18 PM MDT
- Contained
- April 28, 2018 at 5:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- April 30, 2018 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 8.5 miles SW of Datil, NM on eastside of Highway 12
- County
- Catron County
- State
- New Mexico
- Protecting agency
- SF
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Personnel assigned
- 36
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $12,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-NMN3S-000122
- IRWIN identifier
- D0C6C815-2395-4B16-9A0F-7D554069227A
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Alamo, NM covers the area today.
Nearby
- Alamo, NM35 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Socorro, NM59 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Skyline-Ganipa, NM71 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Truth or Consequences, NM74 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Elephant Butte, NM75 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Laguna, NM75 miles northeast 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 2, 2018 at 3:20 PM MDT. Identifier 2018-NMN3S-000122.