Buford Fire
The Buford Fire was reported on September 19, 2023 in Torrance County, New Mexico and burned 2,358 acres. It was declared out on December 13, 2023. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,358 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 19, 2023
Map
Perimeter mapped December 26, 2023 at 9:33 AM MST, 2,358 acres (phone/tablet). Point of origin 34.261, -105.791.
The incident
- Size
- 2,358 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 19, 2023 at 2:40 PM MDT
- Contained
- October 18, 2023 at 5:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- November 27, 2023 at 9:00 AM MST
- Declared out
- December 13, 2023 at 1:00 PM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 11 miles west of Corona NM.
- County
- Torrance County
- State
- New Mexico
- Nearest city reported
- Corona
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $4,000,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-NMCIF-000480
- IRWIN identifier
- A9E39EC3-C76D-4E9C-97DF-2B4A6AB978BC
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from September 23, 2023 (1 acres) to December 26, 2023 (2,358 acres). The largest one-day growth was 1,353 acres, mapped October 6, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 23, 2023 | 1 | |
| September 25, 2023 | 108 | +107 |
| October 1, 2023 | 108 | 0 |
| October 4, 2023 | 865 | +757 |
| October 6, 2023 | 2,218 | +1,353 |
| December 26, 2023 | 2,358 | +140 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Mountainair, 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 December 13, 2023 at 12:36 PM MST. Identifier 2023-NMCIF-000480.