Moore Fire
The Moore Fire was reported on May 2, 2020 in Mora County, New Mexico and burned 3,800 acres. It is 90 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 3,800 acres
- Contained
- 90%
- Discovered
- May 2, 2020
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 35.925, -104.381.
The incident
- Size
- 3,800 acres
- Containment
- 90%
- Discovered
- May 2, 2020 at 1:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 40 Miles northeast of Las Vegas NM
- County
- Mora County
- State
- New Mexico
- Nearest city reported
- Las Vegas
- Protecting agency
- SF
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $15,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-NMN4S-20-4058045
- IRWIN identifier
- 12DC6643-3031-49ED-B45D-BF144DAC07E2
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Mosquero, NM covers the area today.
Nearby
- Mosquero, NM26 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Las Vegas, NM53 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Angel Fire, NM60 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Tucumcari, NM64 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Raton, NM68 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Santa Rosa, NM70 miles south of the fire’s origin
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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 May 5, 2020 at 12:08 PM MDT. Identifier 2020-NMN4S-20-4058045.