Mixen Fire
The Mixen Fire was reported on June 9, 2022 in Otero County, New Mexico and burned 1,490 acres. It was declared out on June 25, 2022. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,490 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 9, 2022
- Personnel
- 3
Map
Perimeter mapped April 20, 2023 at 2:08 PM MDT, 200 acres (hand sketch). Point of origin 32.030, -105.873.
The incident
- Size
- 1,490 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 9, 2022 at 9:57 PM MDT
- Contained
- June 15, 2022 at 9:55 AM MDT
- Controlled
- June 25, 2022 at 11:08 AM MDT
- Declared out
- June 25, 2022 at 11:08 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 11 miles South of Alamogordo, NM
- County
- Otero County
- State
- New Mexico
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 3
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $35,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2022-NMLCD-000343
- IRWIN identifier
- E803AEDF-CEC3-4E87-86CD-80F9D3A9E271
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Homestead Meadows North, TX covers the area today.
Nearby
- Homestead Meadows North, TX22 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Homestead Meadows South, TX23 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Chaparral, NM30 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Agua Dulce, TX30 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Horizon City, TX30 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Sparks, TX33 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
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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 25, 2022 at 11:09 AM MDT. Identifier 2022-NMLCD-000343.