82 Fire
The 82 Fire was reported on May 17, 2023 in Eddy County, New Mexico and burned 1,252 acres. It was declared out on May 19, 2023. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,252 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 17, 2023
- Personnel
- 5
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Map
Perimeter mapped July 21, 2023 at 11:52 AM MDT, 1,252 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 32.858, -104.668.
The incident
- Size
- 1,252 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 17, 2023 at 1:17 PM MDT
- Contained
- May 18, 2023 at 6:05 AM MDT
- Controlled
- May 19, 2023 at 5:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- May 19, 2023 at 5:01 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 3 miles Northeast of Hope, NM
- County
- Eddy County
- State
- New Mexico
- Nearest city reported
- Hope
- Protecting agency
- SF
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 5
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $300,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-NMN5S-000256
- IRWIN identifier
- 890C6D7B-7227-4879-A2F9-91FBEB4C24F2
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Artesia, 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 July 5, 2023 at 2:06 PM MDT. Identifier 2023-NMN5S-000256.