Potrillo Fire
The Potrillo Fire was reported on July 10, 2022 in Doña Ana County, New Mexico and burned 2,700 acres. It was declared out on August 9, 2022. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,700 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 10, 2022
- Personnel
- 14
Map
Perimeter mapped April 20, 2023 at 2:03 PM MDT, 0 acres (hand sketch). Point of origin 31.974, -107.168.
The incident
- Size
- 2,700 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 10, 2022 at 7:55 PM MDT
- Contained
- July 18, 2022 at 2:30 PM MDT
- Controlled
- August 9, 2022 at 2:34 PM MDT
- Declared out
- August 9, 2022 at 2:35 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- North Hwy 9 of County road A009
- County
- Doña Ana County
- State
- New Mexico
- Nearest city reported
- Sunland Park
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 14
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $15,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2022-NMLCD-000421
- IRWIN identifier
- AD2C252F-2437-4A2E-B74E-2140FA39826F
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for San Miguel, 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 August 9, 2022 at 2:34 PM MDT. Identifier 2022-NMLCD-000421.