K49 Fire
The K49 Fire was reported on August 5, 2019 in Union County, New Mexico and burned 2,279 acres. It was declared out on August 13, 2019. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 2,279 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 5, 2019
- Personnel
- 6
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 36.554, -103.127.
The incident
- Size
- 2,279 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 5, 2019 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 5, 2019 at 5:53 PM MDT
- Controlled
- August 10, 2019 at 11:25 AM MDT
- Declared out
- August 13, 2019 at 10:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- HWY 406 and Olivewr RD
- County
- Union County
- State
- New Mexico
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 6
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $15,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2019-NMCIF-000204
- IRWIN identifier
- DC70B15B-EB0F-404D-91C9-E955A6AA43DE
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Clayton, 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 20, 2019 at 9:08 AM MDT. Identifier 2019-NMCIF-000204.