Vaughn Fire
The Vaughn Fire was reported on July 21, 2018 in Guadalupe County, New Mexico and burned 4,160 acres. It is 99 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 4,160 acres
- Contained
- 99%
- Discovered
- July 21, 2018
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 34.707, -105.140.
The incident
- Size
- 4,160 acres
- Containment
- 99%
- Discovered
- July 21, 2018 at 4:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- Northeast of Vaughn, NM north of Highway 54 between Vaugn and Pastura.
- County
- Guadalupe County
- State
- New Mexico
- Nearest city reported
- Vaugn
- Protecting agency
- SF
- Jurisdiction
- SF
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $2,500
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-NMN4S-000571
- IRWIN identifier
- 6BC439B1-DCA1-4640-B573-B15A4BEAF9FD
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Santa Rosa, 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 February 11, 2020 at 11:21 AM MST. Identifier 2018-NMN4S-000571.