Morris Creek Fire
The Morris Creek Fire was reported on June 29, 2018 in Colfax County, New Mexico and burned 1,671 acres. It was declared out on August 24, 2018. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,671 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 29, 2018
- Personnel
- 8
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 36.365, -105.085.
The incident
- Size
- 1,671 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 29, 2018 at 1:07 PM MDT
- Contained
- July 24, 2018 at 7:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- August 6, 2018 at 5:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- August 24, 2018 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 15 MILES WEST OF MIAMI, NM/ HWY 21 MM 10.5
- County
- Colfax County
- State
- New Mexico
- Nearest city reported
- Miami, NM
- Protecting agency
- SF
- Jurisdiction
- SF
- Personnel assigned
- 8
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $4,202,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-NMN2S-000489
- IRWIN identifier
- 3C7899D1-1F0E-411F-833D-EF6A76F23906
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Angel Fire, 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 August 24, 2018 at 12:14 PM MDT. Identifier 2018-NMN2S-000489.