Jackson Fire
The Jackson Fire was reported on July 14, 2023 in Hidalgo County, New Mexico and burned 1,114 acres. It was fully contained on August 31, 2023. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,114 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 14, 2023
Map
Perimeter mapped July 14, 2023 at 8:31 PM MDT, 0 acres (hand sketch). Point of origin 32.499, -108.605.
The incident
- Size
- 1,114 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 14, 2023 at 3:31 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 31, 2023 at 12:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- HWY 9 between MM 5-6 and take Thompson Road.
- County
- Hidalgo County
- State
- New Mexico
- Nearest city reported
- Lorsburg
- Protecting agency
- SF
- Jurisdiction
- SF
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $50,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-NMN3S-000377
- IRWIN identifier
- B2D8A64E-A6DB-45DC-883D-9314C2803B4B
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Lordsburg, NM covers the area today.
Nearby
- Lordsburg, NM12 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Silver City, NM27 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Hurley, NM31 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Arenas Valley, NM32 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Santa Clara, NM33 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Bayard, NM33 miles northeast 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 August 3, 2023 at 4:07 PM MDT. Identifier 2023-NMN3S-000377.