Chisum Fire
The Chisum Fire was reported on September 7, 2023 in Chaves County, New Mexico and burned 2,691 acres. It was declared out on September 20, 2023. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,691 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 7, 2023
- Personnel
- 3
Map
Perimeter mapped July 28, 2026 at 10:56 AM MDT (mixed methods). Point of origin 33.703, -103.850.
The incident
- Size
- 2,691 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 7, 2023 at 7:48 PM MDT
- Contained
- September 8, 2023 at 4:28 PM MDT
- Controlled
- September 12, 2023 at 4:30 PM MDT
- Declared out
- September 20, 2023 at 3:17 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 9 MILES SOUTH OF KENNA, NM
- County
- Chaves County
- State
- New Mexico
- Protecting agency
- SF
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 3
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $25,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-NMN5S-000794
- IRWIN identifier
- 996C52FE-E3DA-4C6C-A841-725D06EB7E71
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Tatum, NM covers the area today.
Nearby
- Tatum, NM43 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Roswell, NM44 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Portales, NM45 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Dexter, NM46 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Hagerman, NM49 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Cannon Air Force Base, NM57 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
New Mexico wildfires today Wildfires of 2023 All current fires
Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated October 10, 2023 at 5:03 PM MDT. Identifier 2023-NMN5S-000794.