Park Fire
The Park Fire was reported on May 3, 2023 in Lincoln County, New Mexico and burned 1,200 acres. It was declared out on May 16, 2023. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,200 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 3, 2023
- Personnel
- 3
Map
Perimeter mapped May 3, 2023 at 8:12 PM MDT, 300 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 33.297, -105.301.
The incident
- Size
- 1,200 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 3, 2023 at 1:15 PM MDT
- Contained
- May 8, 2023 at 9:00 AM MDT
- Controlled
- May 16, 2023 at 5:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- May 16, 2023 at 5:01 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- BETWEEN CASEY & ALAMO CANYONS
- County
- Lincoln County
- State
- New Mexico
- Protecting agency
- SF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 3
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $450,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-NMN5S-000204
- IRWIN identifier
- 93B126A7-BE3F-485D-8CDC-7CB49A292A3A
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Ruidoso Downs, 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 February 28, 2024 at 10:50 AM MST. Identifier 2023-NMN5S-000204.