Pierson Fire
The Pierson Fire was reported on April 17, 2018 in Lea County, New Mexico and burned 4,665 acres. It was declared out on May 9, 2018. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 4,665 acres
- Contained
- 90%
- Discovered
- April 17, 2018
- Personnel
- 29
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 32.500, -103.422.
The incident
- Size
- 4,665 acres
- Containment
- 90%
- Discovered
- April 17, 2018 at 2:44 PM MDT
- Contained
- April 18, 2018 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- April 18, 2018 at 8:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- May 9, 2018 at 9:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- Ten miles west of Tatum NM
- County
- Lea County
- State
- New Mexico
- Protecting agency
- SF
- Jurisdiction
- SF
- Personnel assigned
- 29
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $67,220
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-NMN5S-000217
- IRWIN identifier
- 9D70F3E3-76E9-4223-9384-65C9FA9C697B
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Eunice, 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 May 9, 2018 at 2:17 PM MDT. Identifier 2018-NMN5S-000217.