May Fire
The May Fire was reported on May 4, 2022 in Lea County, New Mexico and burned 1,833 acres. It was declared out on May 15, 2022. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,833 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 4, 2022
Map
Perimeter mapped May 4, 2022 at 8:22 PM MDT, 1,500 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 33.383, -103.689.
The incident
- Size
- 1,833 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 4, 2022 at 3:22 PM MDT
- Contained
- May 4, 2022 at 6:43 PM MDT
- Controlled
- May 15, 2022 at 8:31 PM MDT
- Declared out
- May 15, 2022 at 8:31 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- Started along Hwy 380 by Mile Marker 204, wind driven 4.2 miles NE of Origin.
- County
- Lea County
- State
- New Mexico
- Nearest city reported
- 24 Miles East of Tatum
- 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-000198
- IRWIN identifier
- 733B1023-7250-420C-815C-ED72CBDF25A0
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Tatum, 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 12:59 PM MDT. Identifier 2022-NMN5S-000198.