Friday Fire
The Friday Fire was reported on April 22, 2022 in Lea County, New Mexico and burned 6,500 acres. It was declared out on May 10, 2022. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 6,500 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 22, 2022
Map
Perimeter mapped April 22, 2022 at 9:22 PM MDT, 1,000 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 33.387, -103.699.
The incident
- Size
- 6,500 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 22, 2022 at 4:22 PM MDT
- Contained
- April 24, 2022 at 5:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- May 10, 2022 at 8:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- May 10, 2022 at 8:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- started along Hwy 380 by mile marker 203, wind driven 7 miles northeast.
- County
- Lea County
- State
- New Mexico
- Protecting agency
- SF
- Jurisdiction
- SF
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $10,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2022-NMN5S-000154
- IRWIN identifier
- FC81514B-D366-48E6-BB58-8344B498E6BD
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Tatum, 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 June 23, 2022 at 12:57 PM MDT. Identifier 2022-NMN5S-000154.