Lava 18 Fire
The Lava 18 Fire was reported on August 22, 2019 in Cibola County, New Mexico and burned 2,070 acres. It was declared out on October 16, 2019. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,070 acres
- Contained
- 20%
- Discovered
- August 22, 2019
- Personnel
- 44
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 34.933, -108.050.
The incident
- Size
- 2,070 acres
- Containment
- 20%
- Discovered
- August 22, 2019 at 11:51 AM MDT
- Contained
- September 27, 2019 at 12:30 PM MDT
- Controlled
- October 3, 2019 at 2:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- October 16, 2019 at 8:30 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 19 miles southwest of Grants, NM
- County
- Cibola County
- State
- New Mexico
- Protecting agency
- NPS
- Jurisdiction
- NPS
- Land ownership at origin
- NPS
- Personnel assigned
- 44
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $370,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2019-NMEMP-000234
- IRWIN identifier
- 45724646-BB5C-4D5A-9C0E-07EE07C4F52A
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for San Rafael, 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 November 13, 2023 at 11:22 AM MST. Identifier 2019-NMEMP-000234.