Sloan Canyon Fire
The Sloan Canyon Fire was reported on May 23, 2020 in Union County, New Mexico and burned 1,173 acres. It was declared out on June 4, 2020. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,173 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 23, 2020
- Personnel
- 2
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 36.945, -103.199.
The incident
- Size
- 1,173 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 23, 2020 at 3:30 PM MDT
- Contained
- May 29, 2020 at 6:30 PM MDT
- Controlled
- June 4, 2020 at 1:35 PM MDT
- Declared out
- June 4, 2020 at 1:35 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- Sloan Canyon
- County
- Union County
- State
- New Mexico
- Nearest city reported
- Kenton
- Protecting agency
- SF
- Jurisdiction
- SF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 2
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $115,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-NMN2S-000146
- IRWIN identifier
- 3BB1AFBC-9DC2-4F19-8106-98F47CA59FE2
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Clayton, 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 14, 2020 at 3:55 PM MDT. Identifier 2020-NMN2S-000146.