Brushy Fire
The Brushy Fire was reported on July 3, 2023 in Hidalgo County, New Mexico and burned 6,045 acres. It was declared out on August 1, 2023.
- Size
- 6,045 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 3, 2023
Map
Perimeter mapped December 19, 2023 at 8:28 AM MST, 5,572 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 31.529, -108.713.
The incident
- Size
- 6,045 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 3, 2023 at 11:52 AM MST
- Contained
- July 12, 2023 at 11:15 AM MST
- Controlled
- August 1, 2023 at 7:00 AM MST
- Declared out
- August 1, 2023 at 7:00 AM MST
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- Bootheel of NM, 1.5 hours South of Lordsburg NM
- County
- Hidalgo County
- State
- New Mexico
- Nearest city reported
- Animas
- Protecting agency
- SF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $500,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-NMN3S-000324
- IRWIN identifier
- C61D4537-0F13-49E7-B9DA-4D0A78679B1D
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 7, 2023 (5,572 acres) to December 19, 2023 (5,572 acres).
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 7, 2023 | 5,572 | |
| December 19, 2023 | 5,572 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Douglas, AZ 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 September 25, 2023 at 2:45 PM MST. Identifier 2023-NMN3S-000324.