Biggs Fire
The Biggs Fire was reported on May 20, 2022 in Lincoln County, New Mexico and burned 7,111 acres. It was declared out on June 22, 2022. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 7,111 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 20, 2022
- Personnel
- 36
Map
Perimeter mapped May 20, 2022 at 4:41 PM MDT, 100 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 34.134, -105.543.
The incident
- Size
- 7,111 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 20, 2022 at 11:41 AM MDT
- Contained
- June 4, 2022 at 9:00 AM MDT
- Declared out
- June 22, 2022 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 7 Miles East of Corona NM on HWY 247
- County
- Lincoln County
- State
- New Mexico
- Protecting agency
- SF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 36
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,000,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2022-NMN5S-000269
- IRWIN identifier
- 856CDB45-4ABB-4A07-B47D-2DAC04C13A55
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Carrizozo, 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 June 23, 2022 at 1:17 PM MDT. Identifier 2022-NMN5S-000269.