Black Mesa Fire
The Black Mesa Fire was reported on July 19, 2023 in Mora County, New Mexico and burned 819 acres. It is 100 percent contained.
- Size
- 819 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 19, 2023
- Personnel
- 6
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 35.987, -105.077.
The incident
- Size
- 819 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 19, 2023 at 12:30 PM MDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 5 miles east of Ojo Feliz
- County
- Mora County
- State
- New Mexico
- Protecting agency
- SF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 6
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $75,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-NMN4S-000284
- IRWIN identifier
- 121749CC-3398-49CC-9026-319336E0BB00
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Mora, 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 24, 2023 at 8:57 AM MDT. Identifier 2023-NMN4S-000284.