Big Tank Fire
The Big Tank Fire was reported on May 4, 2023 in San Miguel County, New Mexico and burned 1,181 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,181 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 4, 2023
Map
Perimeter mapped December 20, 2023 at 12:31 PM MST, 1,181 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 35.469, -104.900.
The incident
- Size
- 1,181 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 4, 2023 at 12:30 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 15 Miles East of Las Vegas NM,
- County
- San Miguel County
- State
- New Mexico
- Nearest city reported
- Las Vegas
- Protecting agency
- SF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $20,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-NMN4S-000057
- IRWIN identifier
- FF3683F7-2A2F-4CE6-820E-055626763462
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Las Vegas, 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 May 8, 2023 at 9:08 AM MDT. Identifier 2023-NMN4S-000057.