Pasture Fire
The Pasture Fire was reported on July 23, 2023 in Catron County, New Mexico and burned 10,991 acres. It was declared out on September 13, 2023. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 10,991 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 23, 2023
Map
Perimeter mapped March 14, 2024 at 2:01 PM MDT, 10,986 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 33.567, -108.597.
The incident
- Size
- 10,991 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 23, 2023 at 7:54 AM 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
- North Fork of Negrito Creek
- 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
- $2,715,354
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-NMGNF-000428
- IRWIN identifier
- A3C2EB0E-A7C9-4FCA-8B87-1709F3094E54
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 24, 2023 (412 acres) to August 10, 2023 (10,986 acres). The largest one-day growth was 2,362 acres, mapped August 10, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 24, 2023 | 412 | |
| July 25, 2023 | 853 | +441 |
| July 26, 2023 | 2,412 | +1,559 |
| July 27, 2023 | 3,300 | +888 |
| July 28, 2023 | 3,716 | +416 |
| July 29, 2023 | 4,013 | +297 |
| July 31, 2023 | 6,110 | +2,097 |
| August 1, 2023 | 6,776 | +666 |
| August 2, 2023 | 6,878 | +102 |
| August 5, 2023 | 8,353 | +1,475 |
| August 6, 2023 | 8,624 | +271 |
| August 10, 2023 | 10,986 | +2,362 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Reserve, NM covers the area today.
Nearby
- Reserve, NM14 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Clifton, AZ54 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Eagar, AZ55 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Morenci, AZ55 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Springerville, AZ56 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Silver City, NM58 miles south 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 April 16, 2024 at 11:35 AM MDT. Identifier 2023-NMGNF-000428.