San Luis Fire
The San Luis Fire was reported on May 16, 2018 in Hidalgo County, New Mexico and burned 20,586 acres. It was declared out on May 21, 2018. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 20,586 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 16, 2018
- Personnel
- 12
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 31.349, -108.678.
The incident
- Size
- 20,586 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 16, 2018 at 3:42 PM MST
- Contained
- May 20, 2018 at 5:00 PM MST
- Controlled
- May 21, 2018 at 5:00 PM MST
- Declared out
- May 21, 2018 at 5:00 PM MST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 10 miles west of Antelope Wells, along New Mexico/Mexico border
- County
- Hidalgo County
- State
- New Mexico
- Nearest city reported
- 10 Miles West of Antelope Wells
- Protecting agency
- SF
- Jurisdiction
- SF
- Personnel assigned
- 12
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $264,400
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-NMN3S-000170
- IRWIN identifier
- 46D70EB8-143C-4609-BBAA-C20FE8B84CBC
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Douglas, AZ 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 1, 2018 at 1:18 PM MST. Identifier 2018-NMN3S-000170.