Cuervito Fire
The Cuervito Fire was reported on May 9, 2021 in San Miguel County, New Mexico and burned 1,621 acres. It was declared out on July 27, 2021. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,621 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 9, 2021
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 35.534, -105.501.
The incident
- Size
- 1,621 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 9, 2021 at 1:32 PM MDT
- Contained
- June 14, 2021 at 5:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- July 6, 2021 at 11:00 AM MDT
- Declared out
- July 27, 2021 at 3:30 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 10 miles east of Pecos, New Mexico.
- County
- San Miguel County
- State
- New Mexico
- Nearest city reported
- Pecos
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,300,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-NMSNF-000090
- IRWIN identifier
- 7066A8A7-A1B6-4EBE-84E2-24387B4906A0
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for East Pecos, 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 January 14, 2022 at 11:16 AM MST. Identifier 2021-NMSNF-000090.