Foster Fire
The Foster Fire was reported on May 29, 2022 in Hidalgo County, New Mexico and burned 7,598 acres. It was declared out on June 25, 2022.
- Size
- 7,598 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 29, 2022
- Personnel
- 15
Map
Perimeter mapped October 21, 2022 at 2:44 PM MST, 7,598 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 31.514, -109.024.
The incident
- Size
- 7,598 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 29, 2022 at 11:53 AM MST
- Contained
- June 8, 2022 at 6:00 PM MST
- Controlled
- June 24, 2022 at 7:45 AM MST
- Declared out
- June 25, 2022 at 8:00 AM MST
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 22 Miles South of Rodeo
- County
- Hidalgo County
- State
- New Mexico
- Nearest city reported
- Animas
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 15
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $2,500,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2022-AZCNF-000401
- IRWIN identifier
- 2A5549DB-11F2-4056-B8FD-79CDB3515618
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Douglas, AZ 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 13, 2023 at 10:33 AM MST. Identifier 2022-AZCNF-000401.