Dark Fire
The Dark Fire was reported on July 12, 2023 in Catron County, New Mexico and burned 4,246 acres. It was declared out on September 13, 2023. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 4,246 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 12, 2023
- Personnel
- 8
Map
Perimeter mapped March 14, 2024 at 1:36 PM MDT, 4,246 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 33.501, -108.640.
The incident
- Size
- 4,246 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 12, 2023 at 8:44 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 21, 2023 at 11:00 AM MDT
- Controlled
- August 30, 2023 at 8:30 AM MDT
- Declared out
- September 13, 2023 at 3:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- Corner Mountain
- County
- Catron County
- State
- New Mexico
- Nearest city reported
- Reserve
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 8
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,200,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-NMGNF-000357
- IRWIN identifier
- 74491BB4-9121-4876-A7BC-A0DCFD146C47
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 19, 2023 (485 acres) to August 10, 2023 (4,246 acres). The largest one-day growth was 1,172 acres, mapped August 10, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 19, 2023 | 485 | |
| July 20, 2023 | 647 | +162 |
| July 21, 2023 | 945 | +298 |
| July 22, 2023 | 1,249 | +304 |
| July 23, 2023 | 1,308 | +59 |
| July 24, 2023 | 1,354 | +46 |
| July 25, 2023 | 1,442 | +88 |
| July 26, 2023 | 1,501 | +59 |
| August 4, 2023 | 1,723 | +222 |
| August 5, 2023 | 2,052 | +329 |
| August 6, 2023 | 2,752 | +700 |
| August 7, 2023 | 3,074 | +322 |
| August 10, 2023 | 4,246 | +1,172 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Reserve, NM covers the area today.
Nearby
- Reserve, NM16 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Clifton, AZ49 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Morenci, AZ50 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Silver City, NM55 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Arenas Valley, NM55 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Eagar, AZ56 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
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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 14, 2023 at 11:43 AM MDT. Identifier 2023-NMGNF-000357.