Las Tusas Fire
The Las Tusas Fire was reported on May 10, 2023 in San Miguel County, New Mexico and burned 978 acres. It was declared out on May 22, 2023.
- Size
- 978 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 10, 2023
- Personnel
- 5
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 35.777, -105.266.
The incident
- Size
- 978 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 10, 2023 at 4:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- May 22, 2023 at 5:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- Private lands in the communities of Las Tusas, La Tewa, Sapello.
- County
- San Miguel County
- State
- New Mexico
- Nearest city reported
- Sapello
- Protecting agency
- SF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 5
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,200,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-NMN4S-000066
- IRWIN identifier
- D73654B6-743E-4D73-8C35-3DA920A40514
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Las Vegas, NM 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 November 17, 2023 at 10:36 AM MST. Identifier 2023-NMN4S-000066.