Culebra Fire
The Culebra Fire was reported on February 27, 2021 in Torrance County, New Mexico and burned 1,462 acres. It was declared out on March 5, 2021. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,462 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 27, 2021
Radar
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Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS and NOAA Storm Prediction Center. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 34.683, -105.734.
The incident
- Size
- 1,462 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 27, 2021 at 2:30 PM MST
- Contained
- February 28, 2021 at 3:00 PM MST
- Controlled
- March 5, 2021 at 12:00 PM MST
- Declared out
- March 5, 2021 at 12:00 PM MST
- Cause
- Human, Equipment, Cutting/Welding
- Location
- 15 MILES WEST OF ENCINO, NM
- County
- Torrance County
- State
- New Mexico
- Protecting agency
- SF
- Jurisdiction
- SF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $10,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-NMN6S-000039
- IRWIN identifier
- 2A837C38-89EF-46AD-B352-E3E426FF76E1
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Estancia, NM covers the area today.
Nearby
- Estancia, NM19 miles west of the fire’s origin
- McIntosh, NM22 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Moriarty, NM28 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Edgewood, NM37 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Ponderosa Pine, NM39 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Sandia Knolls, NM47 miles northwest 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 March 12, 2021 at 9:55 AM MST. Identifier 2021-NMN6S-000039.