Divide Fire
The Divide Fire was reported on July 13, 2023 in Catron County, New Mexico and burned 26,531 acres. It was declared out on September 13, 2023. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 26,531 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 13, 2023
Radar
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Map
Perimeter mapped March 14, 2024 at 1:42 PM MDT, 26,514 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 33.540, -108.388.
The incident
- Size
- 26,531 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 13, 2023 at 3:12 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 11, 2023 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- August 30, 2023 at 8:30 AM MDT
- Declared out
- September 13, 2023 at 3:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- Elk Mountain/T Bar, Reserve Ranger District
- County
- Catron County
- State
- New Mexico
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,883,853
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-NMGNF-000360
- IRWIN identifier
- 254514C8-2F48-4F68-86CC-32B37D11E2C3
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 19, 2023 (1,572 acres) to March 14, 2024 (26,514 acres). The largest one-day growth was 8,427 acres, mapped August 3, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 19, 2023 | 1,572 | |
| July 20, 2023 | 2,680 | +1,108 |
| July 21, 2023 | 3,641 | +961 |
| July 22, 2023 | 4,892 | +1,251 |
| July 23, 2023 | 4,990 | +98 |
| July 24, 2023 | 6,474 | +1,484 |
| July 25, 2023 | 9,638 | +3,164 |
| July 26, 2023 | 11,881 | +2,243 |
| July 27, 2023 | 13,319 | +1,438 |
| July 28, 2023 | 13,600 | +281 |
| July 29, 2023 | 13,804 | +204 |
| July 30, 2023 | 13,804 | 0 |
| July 31, 2023 | 14,540 | +736 |
| August 1, 2023 | 17,132 | +2,592 |
| August 2, 2023 | 18,085 | +953 |
| August 3, 2023 | 26,512 | +8,427 |
| March 14, 2024 | 26,514 | +2 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Reserve, NM 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 14, 2023 at 11:50 AM MDT. Identifier 2023-NMGNF-000360.