Deer Creek Fire
The Deer Creek Fire was reported on June 8, 2022 in Hidalgo County, New Mexico and burned 1,092 acres. It was declared out on June 29, 2022. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,092 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 8, 2022
- Personnel
- 10
Map
Perimeter mapped October 25, 2022 at 7:34 AM MST, 1,042 acres (hand sketch). Point of origin 31.608, -109.002.
The incident
- Size
- 1,092 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 8, 2022 at 6:16 PM MST
- Contained
- June 16, 2022 at 5:30 PM MST
- Controlled
- June 29, 2022 at 8:45 AM MST
- Declared out
- June 29, 2022 at 8:50 AM MST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- ANIMAS VALLEY NM
- County
- Hidalgo County
- State
- New Mexico
- Nearest city reported
- ANIMAS
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 10
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $960,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2022-AZCNF-000430
- IRWIN identifier
- 33FBBB9E-8C1A-4DE6-9EDB-68F210CE9C93
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Douglas, AZ 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 September 10, 2022 at 11:42 AM MST. Identifier 2022-AZCNF-000430.