Turkey Fire
The Turkey Fire was reported on June 6, 2020 in Grant County, New Mexico and burned 1,800 acres. It was declared out on June 12, 2020. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,800 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 6, 2020
- Personnel
- 41
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 33.183, -108.250.
The incident
- Size
- 1,800 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 6, 2020 at 11:36 AM MDT
- Declared out
- June 12, 2020 at 7:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 3 Miles Southeast of the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
- County
- Grant County
- State
- New Mexico
- Nearest city reported
- Silver City
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 41
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $573,232
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-NMGNF-000227
- IRWIN identifier
- 636A479D-39D2-4FD9-8F26-CC972862B901
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Arenas Valley, NM covers the area today.
Nearby
- Arenas Valley, NM27 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Santa Clara, NM28 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Silver City, NM29 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Bayard, NM30 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Hurley, NM34 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Truth or Consequences, NM58 miles east 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 July 14, 2020 at 3:34 PM MDT. Identifier 2020-NMGNF-000227.