Arch Fire
The Arch Fire was reported on March 17, 2022 in Roosevelt County, New Mexico and burned 5,712 acres. It was declared out on March 25, 2022. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 5,712 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- March 17, 2022
Map
Perimeter mapped July 21, 2022 at 12:22 PM MDT, 5,769 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 34.113, -103.154.
The incident
- Size
- 5,712 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- March 17, 2022 at 2:15 PM MDT
- Contained
- March 18, 2022 at 3:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- March 25, 2022 at 5:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- March 25, 2022 at 5:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- South NM Hwy 88 by Arch, NM wind driven 15 miles south toward Causey, NM
- County
- Roosevelt County
- State
- New Mexico
- Nearest city reported
- Arch
- Protecting agency
- SF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $25,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2022-NMN5S-000062
- IRWIN identifier
- 01016520-3324-4657-AEA4-41455BF7D44A
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Portales, NM covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 27, 2022 at 11:11 AM MDT. Identifier 2022-NMN5S-000062.