Prior Fire
The Prior Fire was reported on July 26, 2023 in Catron County, New Mexico and burned 12,841 acres. It was declared out on October 13, 2023. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 12,841 acres
- Contained
- 80%
- Discovered
- July 26, 2023
- Personnel
- 12
Map
Perimeter mapped October 3, 2023 at 11:21 AM MDT, 0 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 33.294, -108.388.
The incident
- Size
- 12,841 acres
- Containment
- 80%
- Discovered
- July 26, 2023 at 11:32 AM MDT
- Contained
- October 6, 2023 at 8:00 AM MDT
- Controlled
- October 9, 2023 at 8:00 AM MDT
- Declared out
- October 13, 2023 at 8:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- Woodland Park, Gila Wilderness, Gila NF
- County
- Catron County
- State
- New Mexico
- Nearest city reported
- Mimbres
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 12
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $54,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-NMGNF-000447
- IRWIN identifier
- 5334C10F-0705-4670-A1BB-3AE18CA4B228
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Reserve, 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 October 17, 2023 at 9:35 AM MDT. Identifier 2023-NMGNF-000447.