Kellar Fire
The Kellar Fire was reported on May 22, 2018 in Eddy County, New Mexico and burned 5,750 acres. It was declared out on June 13, 2018. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 5,750 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 22, 2018
- Personnel
- 6
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 32.212, -104.679.
The incident
- Size
- 5,750 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 22, 2018 at 9:45 AM MDT
- Contained
- June 7, 2018 at 2:06 PM MDT
- Declared out
- June 13, 2018 at 6:20 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 3 miles east of the town of queen
- County
- Eddy County
- State
- New Mexico
- Nearest city reported
- Queen
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 6
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,300,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-NMLNF-000357
- IRWIN identifier
- 22BBD4B0-6E15-4FCD-A5D0-19FED3B5CEE4
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Carlsbad, 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 13, 2018 at 6:25 PM MDT. Identifier 2018-NMLNF-000357.