Kitchen Fire
The Kitchen Fire was reported on July 9, 2023 in Hidalgo County, New Mexico and burned 1,433 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,433 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 9, 2023
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 31.426, -108.838.
The incident
- Size
- 1,433 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 9, 2023 at 4:47 PM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- Bootheel of NM, South of Animas NM
- County
- Hidalgo County
- State
- New Mexico
- Protecting agency
- SF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $300,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-NMN3S-000343
- IRWIN identifier
- 90EFCF09-BD56-4F6B-8910-B4739D896AC8
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Douglas, AZ 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 July 15, 2023 at 6:30 PM MST. Identifier 2023-NMN3S-000343.