South Fire
The South Fire was reported on June 29, 2019 in Sierra County, New Mexico and burned 3,060 acres. It was declared out on August 15, 2019. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 3,060 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 29, 2019
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 33.230, -107.970.
The incident
- Size
- 3,060 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 29, 2019 at 5:50 PM MDT
- Contained
- July 30, 2019 at 8:00 AM MDT
- Controlled
- August 15, 2019 at 8:00 AM MDT
- Declared out
- August 15, 2019 at 8:15 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 5 1/2 miles east of Forest Service Road 150
- County
- Sierra County
- State
- New Mexico
- Nearest city reported
- Silver City
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $200,216
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2019-NMGNF-000264
- IRWIN identifier
- A0587A92-312C-4440-9C24-4877E6C41396
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Mimbres, NM covers the area today.
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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 15, 2019 at 9:00 AM MDT. Identifier 2019-NMGNF-000264.