Black Fire
The Black Fire was reported on May 13, 2022 in Catron County, New Mexico and burned 325,136 acres. It was declared out on September 29, 2023.
- Size
- 325,136 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 13, 2022
- Personnel
- 4
Map
Perimeter mapped October 2, 2023 at 3:58 PM MDT, 325,136 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 33.204, -108.059.
The incident
- Size
- 325,136 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 13, 2022 at 9:30 PM MDT
- Contained
- January 18, 2023 at 4:00 PM MST
- Controlled
- April 19, 2023 at 4:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- September 29, 2023 at 9:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 24 miles north of Mimbres, NM
- County
- Catron County
- State
- New Mexico
- Nearest city reported
- Mimbres
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 4
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $6,190,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2022-NMGNF-000185
- IRWIN identifier
- E1D21D55-9C7A-4C8D-9532-0888C740A195
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Mimbres, 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 September 29, 2023 at 11:10 AM MDT. Identifier 2022-NMGNF-000185.