Skiles 57 Fire
The Skiles 57 Fire was reported on May 7, 2021 in Union County, New Mexico and burned 2,489 acres. It was declared out on May 17, 2021. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,489 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 7, 2021
- Personnel
- 17
Map
Perimeter mapped May 7, 2021 at 9:26 PM MDT, 0 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 36.788, -103.395.
The incident
- Size
- 2,489 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 7, 2021 at 2:30 PM MDT
- Contained
- May 9, 2021 at 4:15 PM MDT
- Controlled
- May 13, 2021 at 2:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- May 17, 2021 at 7:30 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- Carpenter Springs
- County
- Union County
- State
- New Mexico
- Protecting agency
- SF
- Jurisdiction
- SF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 17
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $6,500
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-NMN2S-000134
- IRWIN identifier
- D7A8FCA8-3B32-4C53-8663-AD17EAB86087
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 October 22, 2021 at 9:26 AM MDT. Identifier 2021-NMN2S-000134.