Querecho Fire
The Querecho Fire was reported on March 14, 2018 in Lea County, New Mexico and burned 4,325 acres. It was declared out on May 9, 2018.
- Size
- 4,325 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 14, 2018
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 32.840, -103.569.
The incident
- Size
- 4,325 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 14, 2018 at 1:13 PM MDT
- Contained
- March 14, 2018 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- May 9, 2018 at 9:00 AM MDT
- Declared out
- May 9, 2018 at 9:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- HWY 238/ County Rd. 50
- County
- Lea County
- State
- New Mexico
- Protecting agency
- SF
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $10,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-NMN5S-000120
- IRWIN identifier
- 0884D4CD-9ADC-4B34-9579-4E97CEEB26C8
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Lovington, 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 2:00 PM MDT. Identifier 2018-NMN5S-000120.