New Mexico wildfires

Cross L Complex

ContainedUnion County, New Mexico2024Complex

The Cross L Complex was reported on August 23, 2024 in Union County, New Mexico and burned 2,167 acres. It is 100 percent contained.

Size
2,167 acres
Contained
100%
Discovered
August 23, 2024

Map

Perimeters are mapped for the fires in the complex; the map shows each one. Point of origin 36.949, -103.690.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Raton

The incident

Size
2,167 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
August 23, 2024 at 8:47 AM MDT
Cause
Undetermined
Location
38 NM from Raton, NM
County
Union County
State
New Mexico
Nearest city reported
Des Moines, NM
Protecting agency
SF
Jurisdiction
SF
Land ownership at origin
State
Incident management
Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident
Primary fuel
Short Grass (1 foot)
Estimated cost to date
$500,000
Incident type
Complex
Unique fire identifier
2024-NMN2S-000447
IRWIN identifier
3B3F0CDA-C37D-46FA-B372-62AF449D8269

Fires in the Cross L Complex2

FireCountyAcresContainedDiscovered
Island FireUnion1,600100%Aug 22, 2024
Duncan FireUnion567100%Aug 22, 2024

Weather in the area

This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Raton, 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 11, 2024 at 9:18 AM MDT. Identifier 2024-NMN2S-000447.